Loriinae | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Read More

In order to be able to reach that delicious nectar and pollen, lorikeet (and lory) species have evolved a long and flexible tongue. The tip of the ... Read More

2016年1月23日 — http://www.currumbinvetservices.com.au/lorikeets.htm wrote: -Seed based diet causes permanent loss of the 'brush tongue' and the birds can ... Read More

All have a slender, wavy-edged beak and a brush-tipped tongue for extracting nectar from flowers and juices from fruits. Read More. lorikeets. Rainbow lorikeet ( ... Read More

Lories and lorikeets are characterised by the unique brush-tipped tongue, which they use for feeding on nectar and soft fruits. The group as a whole is native to ... Read More

2020年2月19日 — In addition to their bright and vibrant feathers, these birds from the family Loriinae are characterized by their brush-tipped tongue, which you ... Read More

Unlike many other parrots, it doesn't eat seeds -in fact, seeds are bad for lorikeets​. Instead, it uses its bristle brush tongue to extract sweet sticky nectar and pollen ... Read More

由 DM Churchill 著作 · 1970 · 被引用 99 次 — those birds with brush-tipped tongues (Barrett 1949; Thomson 1964; Forshaw 1969). ... measurements indicate that the brush-tongue in lorikeets is an organ for​ ... Read More