| Purple-crowned lorikeet | |
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| Purple-crowned lorikeet | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Parvipsitta |
| Species: | P. porphyrocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Parvipsitta porphyrocephala (Dietrichsen, 1837)
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| Distribution of the purple-crowned lorikeet | |
| Synonyms | |
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Glossopsitta porphyrocephala | |
The purple-crowned lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala), (also known as the porphyry-crowned lorikeet, zit parrot, blue-crowned lorikeet, purple-capped lorikeet, lory, cowara, lorikeet, and purple-capped parakeet) is a lorikeet found in scrub and mallee of southern Australia. It is a small lorikeet distinguished by a purple crown, an orange forehead and ear-coverts, and a light blue chin and chest.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Glossopsitta porphyrocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.