Lorikeet Landing

Is that a lorikeet on your shoulder?

Experience a rainbow on your shoulder in the Wild Animal Park's Lorikeet Landing aviary.

When you walk through Lorikeet Landing you are transported to the rain forests of Australia and New Guinea, the natural habitat of the green-naped lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus.

These beautiful, colorful birds are also known as brush-tongued parrots because their tongues are specially adapted to extract nectar and pollen from flowers.

But in Lorikeet Landing, the birds don't have to put in as much effort because you lend a hand—literally—in feeding the lorikeets!

As you extend a small cup of special nectar *, the hungry lorikeets will land on your arms and hands to get to their feed. The birds have been specially trained to overcome their natural fear of humans, and they aren't shy when it comes to feeding—several birds at one time may even sit on your arm, or even your head and shoulders. Talk about an interactive experience!

Lorikeet Landing is open daily. Check your Park map for hours of operation.

Fun facts

• You can purchase small cups of nectar to feed the lorikeets as they land on your outstretched arms, hands, and shoulders. *Fee for nectar: $3 per cup.
• Brightly colored green-naped lorikeets are very social, foraging in groups of up to 50 birds and roosting at night in flocks that may number in the thousands.
• Both lorikeets and lories have a unique adaptation that allows them to extract the pollen and nectar they eat from flowering eucalyptus trees.
• There are over 80 lorikeets in this walk-through aviary. The birds are as noisy as they are colorful and spend a good deal of time screeching and chattering.