Little lorikeet
| Little lorikeet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Parvipsitta |
| Species: | P. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Parvipsitta pusilla (Shaw, 1790) | |
| The Distribution of the little lorikeet, Data from The Atlas of Living Australia | |
The little lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Australia. It is a small parrot, predominantly green in plumage with a red face. Its natural habitats are temperate eucalyptus forest and woodland, subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.