The Red-flanked Lorikeet is a small parrot that searches flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar and pollen. The nominate subspecies male has red flank feathers.
It is about 17 cm long. The adult male of the nominate subspecies has a green-yellow forecrown and red flanks; the female has a darker green forecrown and yellow streaks on the ear-coverts.
They are seen in pairs and sometimes in groups of 25 or more, foraging in flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar and pollen.
Adult males of the nominate subspecies have red bills and yellow eyes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.