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Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Parvipsitta porphyrocephala(Dietrichsen, 1837)
Endemic
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Parvipsitta
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The purple-crowned lorikeet, is a lorikeet found in scrub and mallee of southern Australia. It is a small lorikeet distinguished by a purple crown, an orange forehead and ear-coverts, and a light blue chin and chest.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-west WA to central VIC (south Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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