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:
- Parvipsitta pusilla (Shaw 1790) — little lorikeet; Eastern and southern Australia including Tasmania although is uncommon there; 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
- Parvipsitta porphyrocephala (Dietrichsen 1837) — purple-crowned lorikeet; Southern Australia including Kangaroo Island; 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.
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Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species)
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
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| Chalcopsitta |
- Black lory
- Brown lory (or Duyvenbode's lory)
- Yellowish-streaked lory
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| Eos |
- Black-winged lory
- Violet-necked lory
- Blue-streaked lory
- Red-and-blue lory
- Red lory
- Blue-eared lory
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| Pseudeos |
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| Trichoglossus |
- Ornate lorikeet
- Pohnpei lorikeet
- Mindanao lorikeet (or Johnstone's lorikeet)
- Citrine lorikeet (or yellow-and-green lorikeet)
- Rainbow lorikeet
- Sunset Lorikeet (or scarlet-breasted lorikeet) *
- Leaf lorikeet (also Flores lorikeet or Weber's lorikeet) *
- Marigold lorikeet *
- Red-collared lorikeet *
- Scaly-breasted lorikeet
- Olive-headed lorikeet
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| Psitteuteles |
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| Lorius |
- Purple-bellied lory
- Black-capped lory (or Stresemann's lory)
- White-naped lory
- Yellow-bibbed lory
- Purple-naped lory
- Chattering lory
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| Phigys |
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| Vini |
- Blue-crowned lorikeet
- Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet)
- Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet)
- Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory)
- Ultramarine lorikeet
- Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴
- Conquered lorikeet † ₴
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| Glossopsitta |
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| Parvipsitta |
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| Charmosyna |
- Palm lorikeet
- Red-chinned lorikeet
- Meek's lorikeet
- Blue-fronted lorikeet
- Striated lorikeet
- Pygmy lorikeet
- Red-fronted lorikeet
- Red-flanked lorikeet
- New Caledonian lorikeet
- Red-throated lorikeet
- Duchess lorikeet
- Fairy lorikeet
- Josephine's lorikeet
- Papuan lorikeet
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| Oreopsittacus |
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| Neopsittacus |
- Yellow-billed lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's lorikeet)
- Orange-billed lorikeet (or emerald lorikeet)
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