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Yellow-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii Scientific name definitions

Nigel Collar and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 24, 2017

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Yellow-billed Lorikeet, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies


SUBSPECIES

Neopsittacus musschenbroekii musschenbroekii Scientific name definitions

Distribution

NW New Guinea (mountains of Vogelkop Peninsula).

SUBSPECIES

Neopsittacus musschenbroekii major Scientific name definitions

Distribution

mountains of W, C and E New Guinea from Snow Mts E to Huon Peninsula and Owen Stanley Range.
Distribution of the Yellow-billed Lorikeet - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Yellow-billed Lorikeet

Recommended Citation

Collar, N. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.yeblor2.01
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