Psittacidae

Glossopsitta concinna Photo by Doug Janson (Wikipedia) Common name:musk lorikeet (en); lóri-almiscarado (pt); lori à bandeau rouge (fr); lori almizclero (es); moschuslori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Australia, being found from south-eastern Queensland to Victoria and south-eastern South Australia. It also occurs in Tasmania.Size:These birds are 20-23 cm long and weigh 50-90…

Pseudeos fuscata Photo by Greg Hume (Wikipedia) Common name:dusky lory (en); lóri-sombrio (pt); lori sombre (fr); lori sombrío (es); weißbürzellori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found throughout the island of New Guinea and in the nearby islands of Sulawata and Yapen.Size:These birds are 24-27 cm long and weigh 140-190 g.Habitat: The dusky lory is found…

Psephotus haematonotus Photo by Duncan McCaskill (Wikipedia) Common name:red-rumped parrot (en); piriquito-de-uropígio-vermelho (pt); perruche à croupion rouge (fr); perico dorsirrojo (es); singsittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Australia, in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and eastern South Australia.Size:These birds are 26-28 cm long and weigh 55-85 g.Habitat:The red-rumped parrot is mostly…

Cyclopsitta diophthalma Photo by Carl Stow (Wikipedia) Common name:double-eyed fig-parrot (en); papagaio-do-figo-de-cara-azul (pt); psittacule double-œil (fr); lorito dobleojo (es); maskenzwergpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in New Guinea and neighbouring islands, as well as along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, in Australia.Size:These tiny parrots are 14-16 cm long and weigh 39-55 g.Habitat:The double-eyed fig-parrot…

Charmosyna papou Photo by Phil Palmer (Bird Holidays) Common name:Papuan lorikeet (en); lóri-da-Papua (pt); lori papou (fr); lori rabilargo (es); Papualori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of New Guinea, being found both in Indonesia and in Papua-New Guinea.Size:These birds are 25 cm long and weigh 90-115 g.Habitat:The Papuan lorikeet is mostly…

Psittacus timneh (Photo from Flickr) Common name:timneh parrot (en); papagaio-cinzento-ocidental (pt); perroquet timneh (fr); loro timneh (es); timneh-graupapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is only found in West Africa, from Guinea-Bissau and southern Mali to Liberia and the Ivory Coast.Size:These medium-sized parrots are 28-33 cm long and weigh 275-275 g.Habitat:Timneh parrots is found in moist tropical…

Tanygnathus megalorhynchus Photo by Mehdhala Ouate (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:great-billed parrot (en); papagaio-de-bico-grande (pt); perruche à bec de sang (fr); loro picogordo (es); schwarzschulterpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in Indonesia, from East Nusa Tenggara to Maluku and North Maluku, and also in East Timor and in the southernmost islands of the Philippines.Size:These…

Lorius lory Photo by Doug Janson (Wikipedia) Common name:black-capped lory (en); lóri-tricolor (pt); lori tricolore (fr); lori tricolor (es); frauenlori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Guinea, including several offshore islands.Size:These birds are 31 cm long and weigh 200-260 g.Habitat:The black-capped lory is found in rainforests, dry tropical forests, including forests edges and…