Fine Antique Old BIRD Parrot Rainbow Lorikeet Portrait Painting, Signed 1930s

  

This is a lovely and finely rendered Antique Old BIRD Parrot Rainbow Lorikeet Portrait Painting, Pastels on Paper, depicting a Rainbow Lorikeet, a species of parrot which is found almost exclusively in Australia. This artwork depicts the refined and dignified portrait of this colorful bird, who is perched upon a small branch, surrounded by tropical foliage. This piece likely dates to the 1930's - 1940's. Signed with the initials: "BCO" at the lower left edge. Perhaps you recognize the artist or their work?

Approximately 7 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches including frame. Actual visible artwork is approximately 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Good condition for age and storage, with some mild scuffing and edge wear to the original antique gilded wood frame please see photos.

Acquired in Los Angeles County, California. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a species of parrot.

It is common along the eastern seaboard. Of the rainbow lorikeet are now treated as separate species see Taxonomy. Rainbow lorikeets have been introduced. The rainbow lorikeet was formally listed in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin. Gmelin cited the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Who in 1779 had published a description of "La Perruche à Face Bleu" in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The species was illustrated as the "Peluche des Moluques" and as the "Perruche d'Amboine". Gmelin was misled and coined the specific epithet moluccanus as he believed the specimens had come from the Moluccas.

Was changed to Botany Bay. In Australia by Gregory Mathews.

The rainbow lorikeet is now placed in the genus. That was introduced in 1826 by the English naturalist James Francis Stephens.

The rainbow lorikeet has often included the red-collared lorikeet. Rubritorquis as a subspecies, but today most major authorities consider it separate. Additionally, a review in 1997 led to the recommendation of splitting off some of the most distinctive taxa from the Lesser Sundas. As separate species, these being the scarlet-breasted lorikeet. Capistratus and the Flores lorikeet.

This is increasingly followed by major authorities. In 2019 The rainbow lorikeet in Australia was split into three: rainbow, coconut. Of Trichoglossus novaehollandiae septentrionalis Robinson Bull. Are held in the vertebrate zoology collection of National Museums Liverpool. With accession numbers NML-VZ 23.7.1900.4, NML-VZ 23.7.1900.4a, and NML-VZ 23.7.1900.4b. The specimens were collected in Cooktown. The rainbow lorikeet is a medium-sized parrot, with the length ranging from 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 11.8 in) including the tail, and the weight varies from 75 to 157 g (2.6-5.5 oz).

As with all subspecies, is very bright and colorful. The head is deep blue with a greenish-yellow nuchal collar, and the rest of the upper parts (wings, back and tail) are green. The belly is deep blue, and the thighs and rump are green. In flight a yellow wing-bar contrasts clearly with the red underwing coverts. There is little to visually distinguish between the sexes.

Juveniles have a black beak. Which gradually brightens to orange in the adults. The markings of Trichoglossus moluccanus resemble those of the coconut lorikeet. (Trichoglossus haematodus), but with a blue belly and a more orange breast with little or no blue-black barring.

Rainbow lorikeets do not have any immediately discernible dimorphic traits. Males and females look identical, and surgical sexing by a vet or DNA analysis of a feather is used to determine the sex of an individual. Rainbow lorikeets often travel together in pairs and occasionally respond to calls to fly as a flock, then disperse again into pairs. Rainbow lorikeet pairs defend their feeding and nesting areas aggressively against other rainbow lorikeets and other bird species. They chase off not only smaller birds, such as the noisy miner. But also larger birds such as the Australian magpie. Rainbow lorikeets feed mainly on fruit, pollen and nectar, and possess a tongue adapted especially for their particular diet.

The end of the tongue is equipped with a papillate. Appendage adapted to gathering pollen and nectar from flowers.

Is important in Australia, other important nectar sources are Pittosporum. (African tulip-tree), and Metroxylon sagu. Are very important food sources, and rainbow lorikeets are important pollinators of these. They also consume the fruits of Ficus.

As well as papaya and mangoes already opened by fruit bats. They also eat crops such as apples and will raid maize. They are also frequent visitors at bird feeders placed in gardens, which supply store-bought nectar, sunflower seeds, and fruits such as apples, grapes and pears.

In many places, including campsites and suburban gardens, wild lorikeets are so used to humans that they can be hand-fed. Australia, is noted for its thousands of lorikeets. Around 8am and 4pm each day the birds gather in a huge, noisy flock in the park's main area.

Visitors are encouraged to feed them a specially prepared nectar, and the birds will happily settle on people's arms and heads to consume it. Wild rainbow lorikeets can also be hand-fed by visitors at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Semi-tame lorikeets are common daily visitors in many Sydney backyards, though many people, ignorant of their dietary requirements, feed them bread or bread coated with honey. This is an inadequate source of the nutrients, vitamins and minerals that the rainbow lorikeet requires and can lead to health and feather formation issues in young lorikeets. Packet mixes with a nutritional mix suitable for feeding lorikeets are generally available from vets and pet stores.

In southern Australia, breeding usually occurs from late winter to early summer (August to January). Elsewhere in Australia, breeding has been recorded in every month except March, varying from region to region due to changes in food availability and climate. Nesting sites are variable and can include hollows of tall trees such as eucalypts. Palm trunks, or overhanging rock.

One population in the Admiralty Islands. Nests in holes in the ground on predator-free islets.

Pairs sometimes nest in the same tree with other rainbow lorikeet pairs, or other bird species. Is between one and three eggs, which are incubated. Rainbow lorikeets are mostly monogamous and remain paired for long periods, if not for life. Overall, the rainbow lorikeet remains widespread and often common.

According to the annual Birdlife Australia census, it is the most commonly observed bird in Australia. It is therefore considered to be of least concern. The status for some localised subspecies is more precarious, with especially T. (which possibly is worthy of treatment as a separate species), being threatened by habitat loss. And capture for the parrot trade.

Many fruit orchard owners consider them a pest, as they often fly in groups and strip trees containing fresh fruit. In urban areas, the birds create nuisance noise and foul outdoor areas and vehicles with droppings.

The rainbow lorikeet was accidentally released into the southwest of Western Australia. Near the University of Western Australia. In the 1960s and they have since been classified as a pest.

They have a major impact there by competing with indigenous bird species, including domination of food sources and competition for increasingly scarce nesting hollows. Bird species such as the purple-crowned lorikeet. The Carnaby's black cockatoo. Are adversely affected or displaced. A feral population was established in New Zealand after a resident of the North Shore, Auckland, illegally released significant numbers of captive-reared birds in the area in the 1990s, which started breeding in the wild.

By 1999, a self-sustaining feral population of 150-200 birds had been established in the region, proving that they could survive and adapt to the New Zealand environment. The Department of Conservation, concerned that rainbow lorikeets would outcompete native honeyeaters. And by the possible threat to pristine island habitats such as Little Barrier Island. Began eradicating the feral population in 2000.

The Ministry for Primary Industries. Bio-security, in partnership with DOC and regional councils, now manages rainbow lorikeets under the National Interest Pest Response initiative.

The aim of the response is to prevent rainbow lorikeets from becoming established in the wild. Late in 2010, five of these birds were discovered living in the Mount Maunganui. They were fed for a few days before being trapped by a Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries contractor. A syndrome of uncertain etiology. Affects rainbow lorikeets every year.

Every year in southeast Queensland. And northeast New South Wales. Thousands become paralysed, most significantly, unable to fly or eat.

Because this problem is highly seasonal-occurring only October-June and most intensively December-February-it is likely this is a form of plant poisoning. This pattern suggests it is due to the fruits of an unknown plant, which only blooms from the spring to autumn, and most intensively in the summer.