Tui and rainbow lorikeet meet at a North Shore bird table. The birds compete for nectar and observations suggest that flocks of lorikeets chase tui from their natural food supplies. They also eat fruit, and use nest holes needed by native birds. Fears are growing that, if not eliminated soon, the lorikeets will shortly spread to nearby Tiritiri Matangi Island bird sanctuary where they will also compete with bellbird and stitchbird, both nectar feeders. Nesting space on Tiri is already critical with artificial nest boxes built to house the hole-nesting birds.
NZ HERALD/NEVILLE MARRINER
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Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 24
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94Tui and rainbow lorikeet meet at a North Shore bird table. The birds compete for nectar and observations suggest that flocks of lorikeets chase tui from their natural food supplies. They also eat fruit, and use nest holes needed by native birds. Fears are growing that, if not eliminated soon, the lorikeets will shortly spread to nearby Tiritiri Matangi Island bird sanctuary where they will also compete with bellbird and stitchbird, both nectar feeders. Nesting space on Tiri is already critical with artificial nest boxes built to house the hole-nesting birds. NZ HERALD/NEVILLE MARRINER Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 24
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