Genus of birds
Parvipsitta is a parrot genus of in the family Psittaculidae. They are native to Australia. The group was previously placed in the genus Glossopsitta. There are two species.[1]
Species
Genus Parvipsitta – Mathews, 1916 – two species
Common name
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Scientific name and subspecies
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Range
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Size and ecology
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IUCN status and estimated population
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Purple-crowned lorikeet
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Parvipsitta porphyrocephala (Dietrichsen, 1837)
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Southern Australia[2] including Kangaroo Island
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Size: 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.
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LC
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Little lorikeet
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Parvipsitta pusilla (Shaw, 1790)
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Eastern and southern Australia[3] including Tasmania although is uncommon there.
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Size: 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.
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LC
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References
Genera of parrots and their extinct allies |
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