Yellow-billed lorikeet

Yellow-billed lorikeet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Loriinae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Neopsittacus
Species: N. musschenbroekii
Binomial name
Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
(Schlegel, 1871)

The yellow-billed lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii) 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.

Description

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

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