---
title: "Purple-crowned Lorikeet"
description: "Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus — Uccelli. The purple-crowned lorikeet (Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus), (also known as the porphyry-crowned lorikeet, zit parrot, blue-crowned lorikeet, purple-capped lorikeet, lory, cowara, lorikeet, and purple-capped parakeet) is a lorikeet found in scrub and mallee of southern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/purple-crowned-lorikeet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Purple-crowned Lorikeet

> Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus — Uccelli. The purple-crowned lorikeet (Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus), (also known as the porphyry-crowned lorikeet, zit parrot, blue-crowned lorikeet, purple-capped lorikeet, lory, cowara, lorikeet, and purple-capped parakeet) is a lorikeet found in scrub and mallee of southern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 818
- iNaturalist taxon: [1584102](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1584102)

## Names

- en: Purple-crowned Lorikeet
- de: Blauscheitellori
- es: Lori coronipúrpura
- fr: Lori à couronne pourpre

## Countries with the most observations

AU (776)

## Summary

The purple-crowned lorikeet (Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus), (also known as the porphyry-crowned lorikeet, zit parrot, blue-crowned lorikeet, purple-capped lorikeet, lory, cowara, lorikeet, and purple-capped parakeet) is a lorikeet found in scrub and mallee of southern Australia. It is a small lorikeet distinguished by a purple crown, an orange forehead and ear-coverts, and a light blue chin and chest.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple-crowned_lorikeet

## Photo

![Purple-crowned Lorikeet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/purple-crowned-lorikeet/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/347311004

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/purple-crowned-lorikeet?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).