A parrot has flown onto the shoulder of a television reporter moments before a live cross from a courthouse, prompting the reporter to shriek and a viewer to claim it was her runaway pet.

Nine News reporter Brittney Kleyn was preparing for a live cross from Southport Courthouse in Queensland’s Gold Coast on Tuesday when a bird latched onto her dress.

Video of the incident emerged online, where a viewer claimed it was her 18-month-old Sun Conure named Lola which had flown away from home the night prior.

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Nine News reporter Brittney Kleyn was preparing for a live cross from Southport Courthouse in Queensland’s Gold Coast on Tuesday when a bird flew onto her shoulder and latched onto her dress

Ms Kleyn was going through her notes with a microphone in hand when the colourful bird landed on her shoulder and latched onto her dress, prompting the reporter to squeal.

A cameraman went to her aid and took the bird away on his hand.

‘What if that happened in the middle of a cross?’ Ms Kleyn said.

Both reporter and bird were unharmed in the incident on Tuesday, according to Nine News.

When video was posted to Facebook later that evening, local woman Michelle Mills wrote in the comment section that it was her pet bird.

‘OMG THAT’S MY BIRD!!! SHE FLEW AWAY LAST NIGHT!! HER NAME IS LOLA PLEASE CALL ME,' Ms Mills wrote alongside her phone number.

‘OMG THAT’S MY BIRD!!! SHE FLEW AWAY LAST NIGHT!! HER NAME IS LOLA PLEASE CALL ME,' Melissa Mills wrote alongside her phone number

Ms Mills had posted to Lost Pet Finders earlier that day alongside an image of her bird Lola in the hopes of being reunited with the Sun Conure, a parrot native to north-eastern South America

She had posted to Lost Pet Finders earlier that day alongside an image of her bird in the hopes of being reunited with the Sun Conure, a parrot native to north-eastern South America.

When other viewers wished Lola a speedy return home, the local wrote that she’d ‘been a mess’ and thanked them for their support.

She described the red, yellow and green Sun Conure as ‘very tame’ and ‘hand raised’.

Ms Mills said she had done a letterbox drop to over 100 homes in the area, and that many had phoned her upon seeing Lola on the news.

She then went down to the courthouse, about three kilometres from her home, and found no sign of the bird on the streets.

A cameraman went to her aid and took the bird away on his hand. ‘What if that happened in the middle of a cross?’ Ms Kleyn said

She then went into a nearby police station, where she was informed Lola had been with the cameraman.

'So she's been in lock up,' Ms Mills told Daily Mail Australia, jokingly.

‘The bird wanted your job Brittney,’ one person laughed on Twitter (Ms Kleyn pictured)

She said the police had given the cameraman the contact details of local wildlife sanctuaries and pounds.

Ms Mills is yet to have Lola returned to her, but expects to be reunited with the Sun Conure on Wednesday.

She said it was 'unexpected' seeing her bird on the news.

'I was being a bit crazy during the day, saying: "Show me where you are, Lola. Give me a visual image of where you are and I’ll come and save you." And next thing she’s on news,' Ms Mills told Daily Mail Australia.

'That was a bit bizarre.'

She said she has a similar haircut to Ms Kleyn, the Nine News reporter, and believes Lola had been looking to fly on her shoulder.

Other viewers shared their amusement on social media at the footage.

‘The bird wanted your job Brittney,’ one person laughed on Twitter.

Both reporter and bird were reportedly unharmed in the incident (pictured) on Tuesday

Ms Kleyn reporting outside Southport Courthouse on Tuesday sans Lola, the runaway bird