Glossopsitta, Bonaparte, 1854

Smith, Brian Tilston, Thom, Gregory & Joseph, Leo, 2024, Revised Evolutionary And Taxonomic Synthesis For Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) Guided By Phylogenomic Analysis, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2024 (468), pp. 1-87 : 74

Glossopsitta

Glossopsitta is a monotypic genus of small green lorikeet with a red stripe of plumage through the eye and blue crown. G. concinna of mainland southeastern Australia and Tasmania shares a common ancestor with its sister lineage, Trichoglossus at 4.8 Mya (1.3–7.8; figs. 1, 14). Figure 16 indicates that the difference of more blue in the crown of mainland populations likely is valid for adult males and that while closer study is certainly warranted, we see merit to continued recognition of G. c. didimus.

Figures

FIGURE 16. Dorsal view of specimens of Glossopsitta concinna from the Australian National Wildlife Collection (ANWC) showing variation within and between sexes and within and between mainland southeastern Australia versus Tasmania. Note the bluer coronal color in mainland males. Registration numbers from the bird collection at ANWC are shown. Photograph: Gordon Gullock.