A tiny green lorikeet with a black bill and red patch covering its forehead/throat, but not ear-coverts. Pale green wing linings. They also have an orange-yellow eye. Their flight is swift and direct, with rapid shallow wing-beats; birds flushed from a tree usually weave through the treetops but flocks travelling long distances usually fly high on a direct course.  In flight, they appear small and compact, with short angular wings and a short pointed tail.