Other Names (World)
Little Lorikeet, Little Keet, Jerryang, Red-faced Lorikeet, Gizzie, Tiny Lorikeet, Red-faced Lory, Green Parakeet, Green Keet, Green Leek, Slit
Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla) [XC578225]
by nick talbot from Gilgai Wetland, Pilliga, New South Wales, Australia (flight call)
Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla) [XC460797]
by Marc Anderson from Coorongooba campground, Wollemi NP, New South Wales, Australia (flight call)
Nest
In a hole of a tree, usually very high up.
Eggs (Guide)
3 - 5; white; rounded; about 20 x 17 mm. Incubation: about 22 days; by female.
Young
Leave the nest in about 5 - 6 weeks and within a further two or three weeks are independent of their parents.
Subspecies
Forms a parapatric species pair with Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna), which is larger and has red cheek, Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala), which has red underwings and less red on face, Double-eyed Fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma), which has a robust, pale grey, bill and blue in the wings.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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