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Glossopsitta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Psittaculidae

Tribe
  
Loriini

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Superfamily
  
Psittacoidea

Subfamily
  
Loriinae

Scientific name
  
Glossopsitta

Higher classification
  
Lories and lorikeets

Order
  
Parrot

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Lower classifications
  
Musk lorikeet, Purple‑crowned lorikeet, Little lorikeet

Little lorikeet glossopsitta pusilla


Glossopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. They are native to Australia.

Contents

Musk lorikeet glossopsitta concinna


Taxonomy

There are three species:

Glossopsitta Bonaparte 1854

  • Glossopsitta concinna (Shaw 1791) (musk lorikeet)
  • Glossopsitta concinna concinna (Shaw 1791)
  • Glossopsitta concinna didimus Mathews 1915
  • Glossopsitta pusilla (Shaw 1790) (little lorikeet)
  • Glossopsitta porphyrocephala (Dietrichsen 1837) (purple-crowned lorikeet)

    • References

    Glossopsitta Wikipedia
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