Parvipsitta

Parvipsitta
Parvipsitta pusilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Parvipsitta
Mathews, 1916
Species

Two; see text

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 Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Purple-crowned lorikeet

Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
(Dietrichsen, 1837) 		Southern Australia[2] including Kangaroo Island
Map of range 		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.

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Little lorikeet

Parvipsitta pusilla
(Shaw, 1790) 		Eastern and southern Australia[3] including Tasmania although is uncommon there.
Map of range 		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.

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 




References

  1. ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.004)". zoonomen.net. 5 July 2008.
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Glossopsitta porphyrocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684658A93039903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684658A93039903.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Glossopsitta pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684655A93039719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684655A93039719.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.