Parvipsitta

Parvipsitta
Little lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittaculidae
Subfamily:Loriinae
Genus:Parvipsitta
Mathews, 1916

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.

Species

Species
Common and binomial names[1] Image Description Range
Purple-crowned lorikeet
(Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
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)
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

  1. 1 2 "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.004)". www.zoonomen.net. 5 July 2008.
  2. ↑ BirdLife International (2015). "Glossopsitta porphyrocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ↑ BirdLife International (2015). "Glossopsitta pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2016.


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