By TOSHIYUKI TAKEYA/ Staff Writer
May 13, 2022 at 08:00 JST
Editor's note: This is part of a series of videos offering an up-close perspective on the animal kingdom. A special 360-degree video camera system was set up in zoos and other facilities to show how the animals view their world as they interact.
Also visit our special 360-DEGREE LIVES page (http://t.asahi.com/360lives), where you can watch all the previous videos.
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The rainbow lorikeet not only boasts strikingly colorful plumage but also high-pitched screeching calls.
The mid-size parrot species lives in groups in bush and forested coastal areas of Australia, Indonesia and elsewhere.
Averaging about 25 centimeters in length, it has a curious and cheerful nature.
As its name suggests, the bird is vibrant in color, depending on the subspecies and region it inhabits. The bird sports a blue face, yellow nape, green back and wings, orange breast, purple stomach and a yellow lower belly.
Determining gender is difficult because males and females share the same colors.
Ten rainbow lorikeets are kept at the Campbelltown Forest of Wild Birds in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture.
“I think they will feel cautious and start making quite a racket with their screeching when the 360-degree camera is installed,” said zoo attendant Shinji Hara.
Just as he expected, the birds started emitting high-pitched sounds when the unfamiliar camera was set up inside the aviary.
About 20 minutes after shooting got under way, a couple of them ventured close to food and fruits placed around the camera and cautiously pecked at apples while keeping a distance.
Rainbow lorikeets have long, brush-tipped tongues, which enable them to feed on nectar and pollen, Hara said.
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A pair of rainbow lorikeets perch side by side to each other. It is hard to determine gender because male and female birds share the same wing colors. (Toshiyuki Takeya)
