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Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala) Alternate name(s): "Porphyry-crowned Lorikeet", "Blue-crowned Lorikeet", "Zit Parrot" Aboriginal name(s): "kowar" (WA) Size: 15-16 cm Weight: 40-50 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description Click here for a physical description Purple-crowned Lorikeets are small lorikeets. They have a multi-coloured head, with a red frons, purple forehead, green cap, orange-and-yellow cheek patch. The front (throat, chest and belly) is light-blue. The vent and undertail are light-green. The back (back of the head, nape of the neck, mantle, upperwings and uppertail) are all green. The underwings have a green inner leading edge, scarlet coverts and dark-brown flight feathers. The eyes and bill are black; the legs and feet are dark-grey.

Taxonomy, classification See Purple-crowned Lorikeet at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species Click here for information on habitat and range The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found, based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to ebird.org . The global distribution of the Purple-crowned Lorikeet is available HERE . Purple-crowned Lorikeets are endemic to southern Australia. The range of Purple-crowned Lorikeets basically spans the South coast of the Australian continent, with the exception of the Nullarbor (near the SA/WA border). They are most common in the South-East and South-West corners of the continent and only occasionally found further up the West coast of WA, as far North as about Carnarvon. Purple-crowned Lorikeets can be found in mallee and other types of dry, open forest, woodland or scrub.

Sightings Click here for sighting information M. Eaton reports spotting Purple-crowned Lorikeets in Port Augusta, SA, in October 2022. All sighting, photographic and audio information presented on this page has been kindly contributed by M. Eaton.

Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Full-frontal view of a Purple-crowned Lorikeet (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Augusta, SA, October 2022]

Frontal view of a Purple-crowned Lorikeet (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Augusta, SA, October 2022]

Lateral view of a Purple-crowned Lorikeet (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Augusta, SA, October 2022]

Near-dorsal view of a Purple-crowned Lorikeet (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Augusta, SA, October 2022]

Dorsal view of a Purple-crowned Lorikeet looking sideways (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Augusta, SA, October 2022]

Dorsal view of a Purple-crowned Lorikeet looking sideways (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Augusta, SA, October 2022]

Food, Diet

Purple-crowned Lorikeet feeding on the nectar of a eucalypt (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Augusta, SA, October 2022]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

pucrlor_me_20221023.mp3	(S SA)	Contact calls	© ME
pucrlor_me_20221023_2.mp3	(S SA)	Contact calls (in flight)	© ME

More Purple-crowned Lorikeet sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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