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The plum-faced lorikeet is a mainly green small parrot about 15 cm (5.9 in) long with a long pointed tail. It has two white stripes under each eye. It has a narrow pointed black bill and dark-brown irises. The adult male has a red forehead and the adult female has a green forehead.
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When to see the Plum-faced Lorikeet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Plum-faced Lorikeet
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Plum-faced Lorikeet
The plum-faced lorikeet, also known as the whiskered lorikeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Oreopsittacus. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.
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Easily confused with
Brehm's Tiger ParrotPsittacella brehmiiBrehm's tiger parrot is the largest species in the genus Psittacella and is about 24 cm (9.4 in) in length and weighs between 94 and 120 g (3.3 and 4.2 oz).
Masked Shining ParrotProsopeia personataIt is 47 cm long and weighs 322 g.
Orange-bellied ParrotNeophema chrysogasterThe orange-bellied parrot is a small parrot around 20 cm (8 in) long; the adult male has bright green head, neck and upperparts, and yellow-green breast, abdomen and flanks.
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