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Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Parvipsitta porphyrocephala (Dietrichsen, L 1837)

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. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Dietrichsen, L 1837)

Reference:
   Trans. Linn. Soc. London (1), 17 p.553

Protonym:
  Trichoglossus porphyrocephalus

Type locality:
  New Holland = South Australia apud Mathews.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/734479


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9689E669087D0A7E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9689E669

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9689E669


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177455

Geographic range:

  • Parvipsitta porphyrocephala: semiarid lowlands of southwestern and southeastern Australia, including Kangaroo Island
English:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Catalan:
Lori de coroneta porpra
Czech:
lori korunkový
Danish:
Blåisset Moskuslori
German:
Purpurkronlori
Spanish:
Lori Coronipúrpura
Spanish (Spain):
Lori Coronipúrpura
Finnish:
vaeltajalurikki
French:
Lori à couronne pourpre
Croatian:
šarenoglavi lori
Hungarian:
kékvállú lóri
Italian:
Lorichetto capoviola
Japanese (romaji):
murasakigashirajakouinko
Japanese:
ムラサキガシラジャコウインコ
Lithuanian:
Raudonkaktis muskusinis loris
Dutch:
Purperkaplori
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Purpurisselori
Norwegian:
Purpurisselori
Polish:
nektarynka złotoucha
Portuguese:
lóri-de-coroa-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal):
loriquito-de-coroa-púrpura
Russian:
Венценосный лорикет
Slovak:
lori zlatočelý
Serbian:
Plavokruni lori
Swedish:
purpurkronad lorikit
Ukrainian:
Лорікет-нектароїд блакитноволий
Chinese:
紫顶鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
紫頂吸蜜鸚鵡


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Lori à couronne pourpre ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Lori à couronne pourpre ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 1st edition:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements, version 2021:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements, version 2022:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements, version 2023:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements, version 2024:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 4th edition:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 6th edition:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements, version 2015:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements, version 2016:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements, version 2017:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements, version 2018:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Clements, version 2019:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 1.50:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 1.52:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 1.53:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 1.54:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 1.55:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 2015:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 2016:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 2017:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 2018:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 2019:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 2021:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 2022:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 2023:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
eBird version 2024:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Purple-crowned Lorikeet ( Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Lori de coroneta porpra
Czech: Lori korunkový
Danish: Blåisset Moskuslori
German: Blauscheitellori, Purpurkronlori
English: Purple crowned Lorikeet, Purple-crowned Lorikeet
English, HBW: Purple-crowned Lorikeet
English (IOC): Purple-crowned Lorikeet
English (United States): Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Spanish: Lori Coronipúrpura, Lori de Corona Púrpura
Spanish (Spain): Lori Coronipúrpura
Spanish (HBW): Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Estonian: lasuur-nestepapagoi
Finnish: Keltaposkilurikki, vaeltajalurikki
French: Lori à couronne pourpre, Loriquet à couronne pourpre
Croatian: šarenoglavi lori
Hungarian: kékvállú lóri
Italian: Lorichetto capoviola, Lorichetto corona viola
Japanese (romaji): murasakigashirajakouinko
Japanese: ムラサキガシラジャコウインコ
Scientific: Glossopsitta porphyrocephala, Glossopsitta porphyrocephala whitlocki, Parvipsitta porphyrocephala, Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus, Trichoglossus porphyrocephalus
Lithuanian: Raudonkaktis muskusinis loris
Dutch: Purperkaplori
Norwegian Nynorsk: Purpurisselori
Norwegian: Purpurisselori, Purpurisset lori
Polish: Nektarynka czerwonoczelna, nektarynka zlotoucha, nektarynka złotoucha
Portuguese: lóri-de-coroa-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal): loriquito-de-coroa-púrpura
Russian: Венценосный лорикет, Венценосный мускусный лорикет
Slovak: lori zlatočelý
Serbian: Plavokruni lori
Swedish: Purpurkronad lorikit
Turkish: Mor başlıklı loriket
Ukrainian: Лорікет-нектароїд блакитноволий
Chinese: 紫顶鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 紫頂吸蜜鸚鵡

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