Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala

Described by: Dietrichsen (1837)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Location unknown - Date unknown © Hans&Judy Beste  Horsham, Victoria, Australia - 1977 © Hans&Judy Beste  Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia - Mar, 2006 © Arthur Grosset  Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 23, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 23, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

Sw. and se. Australia;
Sw. Western Australia (Porongurup National Park, Stirling Range National Park) e. through s. South Australia, Victoria (Tullamarine at Melbourne Airport, Horsham) and s. New South Wales.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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