Glossoptilus, Hartert, 1896

Smith, Brian Tilston, Thom, Gregory & Joseph, Leo, 2024, Revised Evolutionary And Taxonomic Synthesis For Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) Guided By Phylogenomic Analysis, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2024 (468), pp. 1-87 : 72

Glossoptilus

Glossoptilus was reinstated for the New Guinean species G. goldiei once the paraphyly of Psitteuteles sensu lato was clarified. A small green lorikeet of the New Guinea highlands, it is distinguished by a full red crown and violet-purple facial plumage, and dark streaked underparts. It has no described geographic variation. Glossoptilus goldiei diverged from the clade containing Glossopsitta , Eos , Saudareos , and Trichoglossus 6.9 Mya (2.1–10.3; fig. 14).