| Goldie's lorikeet | |
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| At Newport Aquarium, Kentucky, USA. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Loriini |
| Genus: | Glossoptilus Hartert, 1896 |
| Species: | G. goldiei
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| Binomial name | |
| Glossoptilus goldiei (Sharpe, 1882)
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Goldie's lorikeet (Glossoptilus goldiei) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Glossoptilus. It is found in forest and woodland in New Guinea, primarily at altitudes of 1000–2200 m. It is mostly green with yellowish streaks in the chest area, and a red, blue and purple head. It is a small bird measuring 19 cm (7 ½ in) in length and weighing 45–60 grams.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Psitteuteles goldiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Collar, N.J. (1997). Family Psittacidae (Parrots). pp. 280–477 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A. & Sargatal, J. eds. (1997). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol 4. Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions: Barcelona