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Little Lorikeet

Parvipsitta pusilla (Shaw, G 1790)

The little lorikeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Australia. It is a small parrot, predominantly green in plumage with a red face. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Parvipsitta
Scientific:
  Parvipsitta pusilla


Original description

Citation:
  (Shaw, G 1790)

Reference:
   J. Voy. N.S. Wales appendix p.262, pl.48

Protonym:
  Psittacus Pusillus

Type locality:
  New South Wales.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47182821#page/380/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3AACCDB1F52659AF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3AACCDB1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3AACCDB1


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177456

Geographic range:

  • Parvipsitta pusilla: E and se Australia (Atherton Tableland to se South Australia)
English:
Little Lorikeet
Catalan:
Lori cara-roig
Czech:
lori malý
Danish:
Lille Moskuslori
German:
Rotmaskenlori
Spanish:
Lori Carirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Lori Carirrojo
Finnish:
pikkulurikki
French:
Lori à masque rouge
Croatian:
mali lori
Hungarian:
kis mósuszlóri
Italian:
Lorichetto minore
Japanese (romaji):
himejakouinko
Japanese:
ヒメジャコウインコ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis muskusinis loris
Dutch:
Dwerglori
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudmaskelori
Norwegian:
Rødmaskelori
Polish:
nektarynka mała
Portuguese:
lóri-de-máscara-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal):
loriquito-pequeno
Russian:
Крошечный мускусный лорикет
Slovak:
lori malý
Serbian:
Patuljasti mošusni lori
Swedish:
mindre lorikit
Ukrainian:
Лорікет-нектароїд малий
Chinese:
姬鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
小吸蜜鸚鵡


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Lori à masque rouge ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Lori à masque rouge ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 1st edition:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements, version 2021:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Clements, version 2022:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Clements, version 2023:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Clements 3rd edition:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 4th edition:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 6th edition:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements, version 2015:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements, version 2016:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements, version 2017:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements, version 2018:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Clements, version 2019:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 1.50:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 1.52:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 1.53:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 1.54:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 1.55:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 2015:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 2016:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 2017:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 2018:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 2019:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
eBird version 2021:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
eBird version 2022:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
eBird version 2023:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Glossopsitta pusilla
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Glossopsitta pusilla
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Glossopsitta pusilla
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Little Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta pusilla)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Little Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta pusilla)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Glossopsitta pusilla
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Glossopsitta pusilla

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Lori cara-roig
Czech: Lori malý
Danish: Lille Moskuslori
German: Rotmaskenlori, Zwergmoschuslori
English: Little Lorikeet, Little Red Lorikeet
English, HBW: Little Lorikeet
English (IOC): Little Lorikeet
English (United States): Little Lorikeet
Spanish: Lori Carirrojo, Lori de Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Spain): Lori Carirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Little Lorikeet
Estonian: mask-nestepapagoi
Finnish: Pikkulurikki
French: Lori à masque rouge, Loriquet à masque rouge, Petit Loriquet
Croatian: mali lori
Hungarian: kis mósuszlóri
Italian: Lorichetto minore, Lorichetto nano
Japanese (romaji): himejakouinko
Japanese: ヒメジャコウインコ, ヒメヂャコウインコ
Scientific: Glossopsitta pusilla, Glossopsitta pusilla ashbyi, Parvipsitta pusilla, Psittacus Pusillus
Lithuanian: Mažasis muskusinis loris
Dutch: Dwerglori
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudmaskelori
Norwegian: Dverglori, Rødmaskelori
Polish: nektarynka mala, nektarynka mała
Portuguese: lóri-de-máscara-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal): loriquito-pequeno
Russian: Крошечный мускусный лорикет
Slovak: lori malý
Serbian: Patuljasti mošusni lori
Swedish: Mindre lorikit
Turkish: Kırmızı yüzlü loriket
Ukrainian: Лорікет-нектароїд малий
Chinese: 姬鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 小吸蜜鸚鵡

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