Neopsittacus

Neopsittacus
Yellow-billed lorikeet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Loriini
Genus:	Neopsittacus Salvadori, 1875
Type species
Nanodes musschenbroekii [1] Schlegel, 1871
Species
Two; see text

Neopsittacus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. The genus contains two species, both of which are native to New Guinea.

Taxonomy

The genus Neopsittacus contains two species and several subspecies: ^[2]

Genus Neopsittacus – Salvadori, 1875 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Yellow-billed lorikeet	Neopsittacus musschenbroekii (Schlegel, 1871) Two subspecies Neopsittacus musschenbroekii majorNeumann 1924 Neopsittacus musschenbroekii musschenbroekii(Schlegel 1871)	New Guinea	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Orange-billed lorikeet	Neopsittacus pullicauda Hartert, 1896 Three subspecies Neopsittacus pullicauda alpinus Ogilvie-Grant 1914 Neopsittacus pullicauda pullicaudaHartert 1896 Neopsittacus pullicauda socialisMayr 1931	New Guinea	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

References

1. "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
2. "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.