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Yellow-billed Lorikeet

Neopsittacus musschenbroekii

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreForestCavity nestSmall · 51 g
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 1
Photo: avocat · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 2
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 3
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 4
Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 5
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 6
Photo: Drägüs · Public domain
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 7
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 8
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 9
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), photo 10
Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The yellow-billed lorikeet has green plumage with a red breast and a bright yellow bill.

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When to see the Yellow-billed Lorikeet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Yellow-billed Lorikeet

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

About the Yellow-billed Lorikeet

The yellow-billed lorikeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Easily confused with

Orange-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus pullicauda) Orange-billed LorikeetNeopsittacus pullicaudaThe orange-billed lorikeet is a small species of lorikeet, with a length of around 18 cm (7.1 in) and a weight of 25–40 g (0.88–1.41 oz).

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