Parvipsitta

Parvipsitta
Parvipsitta pusilla
Scientific classification
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	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.	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.