Orange-billed Lorikeet
Photo: Jay VanderGaast · CC BY 4.0

Old World Parrots

Orange-billed Lorikeet

Neopsittacus pullicauda

LCLeast Concern Endemic to New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
Family
Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The orange-billed lorikeet (Neopsittacus pullicauda) is a species in the Old World parrot family Psittaculidae. First described by the German ornithologist Ernst Hartert in 1896, it is endemic to New Guinea, where it mainly inhabits cloud forest, forest edges, and cleared areas bordering forests at elevations of 2,100–3,800 m (6,900–12,500 ft). Adults are 18 cm (7.1 in) long on average and weigh 25–40 g (0.88–1.41 oz), and are mainly green in color, with a red underside and narrow yellow streaking on the cheeks. It looks similar to the closely related yellow-billed lorikeet, but is smaller in size, has more richly coloured plumage, and has a smaller, orange bill.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

High montane west-central to southeastern New Guinea, including Huon Peninsula.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.