Below listed are parrots (hookbills, such as lories, lorikeets, fig parrots, king parrots, etc.) that are native to, or found in, New Guinea. Any images are linked to the respective species pages, where one can learn more about the different birds featured on this page.
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Parrots of New Guinea: A – L (below) … M – R … S – Z
Amboina or Amboyna King (Alisterus amboinensis) aka Moluccan King Parrot, Ambon King Parrot or Amboina Green-Winged King Parrot
Aru Red-cheeked Parrots (Geoffroyus geoffroyi aruensis) – southern New Guinea
Arfak Alpine Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki)
Banded Lories or Dusky Lories (Pseudeos fuscatais / fuscata) – Range: Papua New Guinea
Beaufort’s Black-capped Lories (Lorius or Domicella lory viridicrissalis) – Range: Northern New Guinea
Biak Red-sided Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus biaki aka Lorius roratus biaki) – Range: Biak Island, the largest of the Schouten Islands, off the northern coast of West Papua (the Indonesian part of New Guinea) at the entrance to Cenderawasih (Geelvink) Bay
Bismarck’s Hanging Parrot (Loriculus tener) – also known as the Green-fronted Hanging-parrot, Coryllis Des Bismark, or Lorículo De Las Bismarck – Range: Papua New Guinea
(Lorius lory lory) – Range: Waigeu, Batanta, Western Papuan Islands, Vogelkop, Western New Guinea
Black Lory (Chalcopsitta atra) – Range: Western New Guinea
(Eos cyanogenia) – Range: Islands of Biak, Numfoor, Manim and Mios Num in Geelvink Bay, Western New Guinea
Blue-eyed Cockatoo (Cacatua ophthalmica)
Blue-faced Lories (Trichoglossus haematodus intermedius) – Range: Northern New Guinea from Torricelli Mountains and Sepik region to Astrolabe Bay
Brehm’s Tiger Parrot (Psittacella brehmii) – Range: Highlands of New Guinea
Buru Red Lories (Eos b. cyanonothus)
Cardinal Lories (Chalcopsitta cardinalis)
Ceram Lories / Blue-eared Lories (Eos semilarvata) – Range: New Guinea, Aru Islands in the province of Maluku, Papuan Islands (Eastern Indonesia)
Desmarest’s Golden-headed Parrot is also known as Large Fig Parrot, Desmarest’s Lory or Desmarest’s Fig Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii) – Range: Papua New Guinea
(Cyclopsitta diophthalma)
Duchess Lorikeet (Charmosyna margarethae) aka Lori De Margaret, Lori De Marguerite, or Lori De Margarita – Range: Papua New Guinea
Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata or Pseudeos fuscatais) – also known as Banded Lory – Range: Papua New Guinea
(Chalcopsitta duyvenbodeiis) – Range: North-western New Guinea, Western New Guinea, East Aitape Area, and the territory of New Guinea
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)
(P. edwardsii) – also known as Edwards’s Fig-parrot or Edwards’ Fig Parrot – Range: North-eastern New Guinea
Emerald Lorikeets or Orange-billed Lorikeets (Neopsittacus pullicauda)
Fairy Lorikeets (Charmosyna pulchella pulchella)
Fergusson Island Lories (Lorius hypoinochrous devittatus) – Range: Trobriand and Woodlark Islands, Bismarck and D’Entrecastreaux Archipelagos, south-eastern New Guinea
(Trichoglossus goldei)
Great-billed Parrot (Tanygnathus megalorynchos) aka Moluccan Parrot or Island Parrot – Range: Islands of west New Guinea
Greater Alpine Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki)
Greater Madarasz’s Parrot (Psittacella madaraszi major) – Range: Weyland Mountains and northern slopes Snow Mountains, Western New Guinea
Green-streaked Lories (Chalcopsitta sintillata chloroptera) – Range: Southeast and Western New Guinea, Papua
Hartert’s Fairy Lorikeets (Charmosyna pulchella rothschild) – Range: Western New Guinea
Hartert’s Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot (Loriculus aurantiifrons meeki) – Range: Southeastern New Guinea
Huon Emerald Lorikeets (Neopsittacus pullicauda sociales) – Range: Herzog Mountains and mountains of Huon Peninsula, New Guinea
Huon Parrot (Psittacella madaraszi huonensis aka Psittacella modesta huonensis) – Range: Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea
(Lorius lory jobiensis)
Josephine’s Lorikeets (Charmosyna josefinae) – Range: Papua New Guinea
Lilac-collared Parrot (G. s. buergersi) – Range: New Guinea: Western New Guinea, south-eastern Papua
Lorentz’s Painted Tiger Parrots (Psittacella picta lorentzi) – Range: Snow Mountains, Western New Guinea
Madarasz’s Parrots (Psittacella madaraszi madaraszi) – Range: Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea
Mamberiok Black Lories (Chalcopsitta atra spectabilis) – Range: North-western New Guinea
(Trichoglossus haematodus massen) – Range: Eastern New Guinea
Mayr’s Painted Tiger Parrots (Psittacella b. excelsa) – Range: Mountains of Central Highlands of New Guinea
Meek’s Lorikeet (Charmosyna meeki) – Range: Papua New
Meyer’s Black-capped Lories (Lorius l. salvadorii) – Range: Northern New Guinea from Aitape area to Astrolabe Bay
Modest Parrots (modesta) – Range: Snow Mountains, Western New Guinea, Central Papua New Guinea
(Charmosyna p. goliathina) – Range: Mountains of central New Guinea
Musschenbroek’s Lorikeets (Yellow-billed Lorikeets) (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii)
Neumann’s Brown Lories aka Neumann’s Duyvenbode’s Lories (Chalcopsitta duivenbodei syringanuchalis) – Range: North-eastern New-Guinea from Aitape Area, East to Astrolabe Bay
Orange-breasted Emerald Lorikeets (Neopsittacus pullicauda alpinus) – Range: Snow Mountains in West Irian east to head of Fly River, New Guinea
Orange-breasted Fig Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti gulielmiterti) – Range: Salawati in Western Papuan Islands, Western Vogelkop, Western New Guinea
Orange-fronted Hanging-parrot (Loriculus aurantiifrons) – Range: Papua New Guinea.
Orange Lorikeets or Emerald Lorikeets (Neopsittacus pullicauda)
Painted Tiger-parrot (Psittacella picta) – Range: Papua New Guinea
Pale-headed Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus caeruleiceps) – Range: Southern New Guinea in southern Trans-Fly region and lower Fly River
Paler Brehm’s Parrots (Psittacella brehmii pallida) – Range: Schrader Mountains, Hindenburg Mountains east to mountains of southeast New Guinea
Palm Cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus aterrimus – Range: Misool Western Papuan Island in Western New Guinea, Southern New Guinea
(Charmosyna papou papou) – Range: New Guinea / mountains of Vogelkop Peninsular, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Pesquet’s Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) aka Vulturine Parrot
(Green Naped) aka Green Naped Lories / Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus)
Pleasing Lorikeets (Charmosyna placentis placentis) – Range: Southern New Guinea east to upper reaches of Purari River, Papua-New Guinea
Purple-bellied Lories (Lorius hypoinochrous) or Louisiade Lories
Pygmy Lorikeet (Charmosyna wilhelminae) – also known as Wilhemina’s Lorikeet – Range: South-east New Guinea, Western New Guinea
Pygmy Parrots (Micropsittinae)
Red-fronted Lories or Carmine-fronted Lories (Chalcopsitta sintilla rubrifrons)
Salvadory Black-capped Lories (Psittaculirostris salvadori)
Rajah Lories (Chalcopsitta atra insignis)
(Geoffroyus geoffroyi geoffroyi) – Range: Papua New Guinea
Red-flanked Lorikeets (Charmosyna placentis placentis) – Range: Southern New Guinea east to upper reaches of Purari River, Papua-New Guinea
Red-rumped or Red-spotted Lorikeets (Charmosyna rubronotata rubronotata) – Range: Northwest New Guinea
Red-sided Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus polychloros aka Lorius roratus polychloros)
Red-winged Parrots (Aprosmictus erythropterus) aka red-shouldered parrots / parakeets, blood-winged and crimson-winged parrots / parakeets – Range: Southern New Guinea
(Trichoglossus haematodus rosenbergi) – Range: Islands off north coast of New Guinea
Salvadori’s Green-winged King Parrots (Alisterus chloropterus callopterus) – Range: Central New Guinea, Western New Guinea
Sclater’s Red-flanked Lorikeets (Charmosyna placentis subplacens) – Range: Eastern and northern New Guinea
Sepik Lorikeets (Charmosyna josefinae sepikiana) – Range: Western Papua New Guinea
Snow Mountains Modest Parrot (Psittacella modesta collaris) – Range: Snow Mountains, Western New Guinea
Solomon Island Red-flanked Lorikeets (Charmosyna placentis pallidior) – Range: Eastern and northern New Guinea
Somu Lories (Lorius l. somu) – Range: Southern New Guinea from Karimui Basin to Ok Tedi area
Southern Alpine Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki grandis) – Range: Southeast New Guinea west to Huon peninsula and Sepik Region
Stella’s Lorikeets (Charmosyna papou stellae)
Southern Green-naped Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus micropteryx) – Range: Eastern New Guinea; islands of Manam, Bagabag and Misima
Southern Musschenbroek’s Lorikeets (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii major) – Range: Mountains of South-eastern New Guinea to Southern Papua
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) – Range: Papua New Guinea
Striated Lorikeets (Charmosyna multistriata) – Range: Western New Guinea
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) – Range: Papua New Guinea
Triton Cockatoo / White Black-billed Cockatoos (Cacatua galerita triton aka Cacatua triton) – Range: Western Papua Islands, Western New Guinea, New Guinea, Geelvink Bay, other Islands Around Indonesia
Victoria Lories or Southern Alpine Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki)
Violet-necked Lories (Eos squamata)
Wahne’s Lorikeets (Charmosyna p. wahnesi) – Range: Mountains of Huon Peninsular and Adelbert Mountains, Papua New Guinea
Western Golden-headed Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis)
Western Musschenbroek’s Lorikeets (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii medius) – Range: Snow Mountains, Western New Guinea
Wilhelmina’s Lorikeets (Charmosyna wilhelminae)
Whiskered Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki)
Yellow-streaked Lories (Chalcopsitta sintilla sintilla) – Range: New Guinea
White-naped Lory (Lorius albidinucha) aka Lori À Nuque Blanche or Lori Nuquiblanco – Range: Papua New Guinea
Yellow-billed Lorikeets (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii)
Yellow-streaked Lorikeets or Striated Lorikeets (Charmosyna multistriata) – Range: Western New Guinea
