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It is interesting bottlebrusheslcallislemon spp.) were Matureexotic vegetation (usually from that rainbowlorikeets colonised Bali, alsoan importantfood source, together theeastern states), such as eucalypts, figs from nearbyLombok, after the coraltree with theseed ofsheoaks from the easterrr andpalms, has been a significantfactor wasextensively planted there. Cultivated statesand foliage ofNorfolk Island pines. in rair.rbowlorikeet colonisation ofPerth. They are thus attractedto the older suburbs,which were generally those first ,q settledby Europeansand thus carry matureexotic vegetation. FINDINGFOOD The food sourcesused by rainbow lorikeetsin Perth are similar to those rvithin its natural range. Rainbow lorikeets have traditionalll, been consideredto be nectarand pollen feeders, but recentobservations in Perth and elsewherehave indicated that their diet ismuch more general than this. Flower partsare a majorpart of their diet,rvith pollenand nectarbeing less important. Fruitsare important at times, and insects and seedsare occasionallytaken. Thrs I Rr9h1:l-astern states eucillypls such as I thelemon scented gums in KingsPark, I havehelped lhe birds to establish in Peflh. 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