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Glossopsitta concinna

Glossopsitta

Glossopsitta is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. They are native to Australia, and the Little Lorikeet is also native in Tasmania although it is uncommon there.

Taxonomy

There are three species:

Species

Species
Common and binomial names Image Description Range
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
(Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
15 cm (6 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 and Kangaroo Island
Little Lorikeet
(Glossopsitta pusilla)
15 cm (6 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. It also occurs in Tasmania although is uncommon there.
Musk Lorikeet
(Glossopsitta concinna)
22 cm (8.5 in) long. Mainly green plumage. Red forehead, blue crown, and a distinctive yellow band on its wing. Both upper and lower mandibles of the beak are tipped with red and are darker near its base. The female has a smaller and paler area of blue on the crown than the male. South-central and eastern Australia

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