Neopsittacus

Neopsittacus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. The genus contains two species, both of which are native to New Guinea.

Neopsittacus
Yellow-billed lorikeet
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Loriini
Genus:	Neopsittacus Salvadori, 1875
Type species
Nanodes musschenbroekii[1] Schlegel, 1871
Species
Two; see text

Taxonomy

The genus Neopsittacus contains two species and several subspecies:^[2]

Genus Neopsittacus – Salvadori, 1875 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Yellow-billed lorikeet	Neopsittacus musschenbroekii (Schlegel, 1871) Two subspecies Neopsittacus musschenbroekii major Neumann 1924 Neopsittacus musschenbroekii musschenbroekii (Schlegel 1871)	New Guinea	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Orange-billed lorikeet	Neopsittacus pullicauda Hartert, 1896 Three subspecies Neopsittacus pullicauda alpinus Ogilvie-Grant 1914 Neopsittacus pullicauda pullicauda Hartert 1896 Neopsittacus pullicauda socialis Mayr 1931	New Guinea	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC