Purple-crowned Lorikeet – mates

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A small parrot, the Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala) have an overall green-yellow colouration with distinctive orange and yellow cheek patch and red and yellow patch in front of the eyes and above the bill. The males have a crimson patch under the wings, visible in flight.

The following images are of two male Purple-crowned Lorikeets.

The purple crown of the Purple-crowned Lorikeet, often appears to be black (especially under certain lighting conditions. The immature birds lack the purple crown.

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Psittaciformes
• Family: Psittaculidae
• Genus: Parvipsitta
• Species: P. porphyrocephala
• Binomial name: Parvipsitta porphyrocephala