Parvipsitta
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| Little lorikeet ('Parvipsitta pusilla') | |
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| Genus: | Parvipsitta Mathews, 1916
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Parvipsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. They are native to Australia.
Taxonomy
There are two species:[1] The group was previously placed in the genus Glossopsitta.
- Parvipsitta pusilla (Shaw 1790) (little lorikeet)
- Parvipsitta porphyrocephala (Dietrichsen 1837) (purple-crowned lorikeet)
Species
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| Purple-crowned lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala) |
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15 cm (5.9 in) long. Dark purple crown. Yellow-orange forehead and ear-coverts, deepening to orange lores. Green upperparts, tinted bronze on the mantle and nape. Chin, chest and belly are powder blue. Yellowish-green under-tail coverts and thighs. Mostly green tail. Crimson patches are present under the wings in the male and not the female. | Southern Australia[2] including Kangaroo Island |
| Little lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla) |
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15 cm (5.9 in) long. Mainly green plumage. The crown, lores and throat are red, the nape and shoulder bronze-coloured. The underparts yellow-tinged. The bill is black and the iris golden in colour | Eastern and southern Australia[3] including Tasmania although is uncommon there. |
References
- ^ a b "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.004)". www.zoonomen.net. 5 July 2008.
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