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Purple-crowned Lorikeet - Other State: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Glossopsitta porphyrocephala

Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable

Commonwealth status: Not listed

Last updated: 01 Dec 2017

Distribution of the species within this region

The Purple-crowned Lorikeet is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Other State Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia.

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IBRA sub-region	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions within region
SA	Known	None
VIC	Known	None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Purple-crowned Lorikeet - Other State is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

Dry sclerophyll forests (shrub/grass sub-formation)
- North-west Slopes Dry Sclerophyll Woodlands
  - Northwest White Pine-Silver-leaved Ironbark Forest
  - Ulan Plutonic Hills Dry Forest
  - Upper Hunter Box-Blakelys Red Gum Grassy Forest
  - Western Hunter Broombush Grassy Scrub
  - Western Hunter Flats Apple-Gum Shrub Forest
  - Western Hunter Ironbark-Box Forest
  - Western Hunter Sandy Colluvial Gully Forest
  - Western Hunter Sandy Riparian Red Gum Shrub Forest
  - Western Hunter Trachyte Spinifex Forest
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- Southern Hinterland Dry Sclerophyll Forests
  - Apple-topped Gum - White Stringybark open forest on ridges and upper slopes in the Waalimma area, far southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Far South Escarpment Stringybark-Gum Forest
  - Far South Hinterland Dry Grassy Forest
  - Far South Sheltered Monkey Gum Forest
  - Maiden's Gum - White Stringybark shrubby open forest on granitic foothills, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Maiden's Gum - Yellow Box - Forest Red Gum grassy open forest of the Araluen Valley, South East Corner Bioregion
  - Silvertop Ash - Messmate - Mountain Grey Gum shrubby open forest of the hinterland ranges, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Southeast Hinterland Dry Grassy Forest
  - Southeast Scarp Maidens Gum Forest
  - White Stringybark - Maiden's Gum grassy open forest on granitic foothills, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - White Stringybark - Mountain Grey Gum - Maiden's Gum grassy open forest on granitic foothills and ranges, southern South East Corner Bioregion
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- Upper Riverina Dry Sclerophyll Forests
  - Avisford Sandstone Moist Sheltered Forest
  - Central West Stony Hills Stringybark-Box Forest
  - Central West Stony Ranges Pine-Ironbark Forest
  - Central West Tumbledown Gum Grassy Forest
  - Mudgee Ranges Stony Slopes Shrub Forest
  - Murrumbidgee Currawang Rocky Shrubland
  - Nortons Box shrubby low woodland on sandstone and conglomerate escarpments in the far southern part of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion
  - Snowy Gorge White Box-Pine Woodland
  - Southwest Foothills Red Box-Stringybark Forest
  - Southwest Foothills Stringybark-Box Grassy Forest
  - Southwest Ranges Stringybark Exposed Forest
  - Southwest Ranges Stringybark-Box Sheltered Forest
  - Southwest Rockplate Shrub Woodland
  - White Box - Blakely's Red Gum - Red Box - Red Stringybark shrubby woodland on shallow soils on metamorphic hills in the Albury region of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion
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Dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby sub-formation)
- South Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests
  - Bega Wet Shrub Forest
  - Far South Coastal Apple Gully Forest
  - Far South Hinterland Stringybark Sheltered Forest
  - Far South Lowland Creekflat Forest
  - Far South Riverflat Wet Forest
  - Far South Sandflat Ribbon Gum Forest
  - Shoalhaven Hinterland Peppermint Wet Gully Forest
  - South Coast Gully Shrub Forest
  - South Coast Hinterland Monkey Gum Wet Fern Forest
  - South Coast Ranges Moist Gully Forest
  - South Coast Riverflat Peppermint Forest
  - South Coast Riverflat Ribbon Gum Forest
  - South Coast Stringybark-Monkey Gum Wet Forest
  - Southeast Escarpment Flats Swamp Gum Forest
  - Southeast Hinterland Intermediate Shrub Forest
  - Southeast Hinterland Monkey Gum Moist Shrub Forest
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- South East Dry Sclerophyll Forests
  - Blue-leaved Stringybark shrubby open forest of hinterland ranges, far southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Brogo Scarp Mallee Scrub
  - Bungonia Tableland Silvertop Ash-Stringybark Forest
  - Coondella Rhyolite Shrub Woodland
  - Deua Rocky Slopes Woila Gum Woodland
  - Far South Coastal Ranges Silvertop Ash Forest
  - Far South Hinterland Silvertop Ash Forest
  - Far South Lowland Depressions Shrub Forest
  - Goulburn-Lithgow Ranges Silvertop Ash Forest
  - Gourock Range Peppermint-Ash Shrub Forest
  - Gulaga Rocky Scrub
  - Gully Gum - Wallaby Bush shrubby woodland on rocky ridges of the ranges, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Ironbark - Woollybutt - White Stringybark open forest on coastal hills, South East Corner Bioregion
  - Kanangra Peaks Silvertop Ash Forest
  - Mountain Grey Gum - White Stringybark open forest on sandstone mountain slopes, far south west South East Corner Bioregion
  - Red Bloodwood - Silvertop Ash - White Stringybark heathy open forest on coastal foothills, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Silvertop Ash - Black She-oak shrubby open forest on hills of the Bega Valley, South East Corner Bioregion
  - Silvertop Ash - Blue-leaved Stringybark shrubby open forest on hinterland hills, far southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Silvertop Ash - Mountain Grey Gum shrubby dry open forest on ridges in Wadbilliga NP, South East Corner Bioregion
  - Silvertop Ash - Rough-barked Apple shrubby open forest on the hinterland hills, far southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Silvertop Ash - White Stringybark shrubby open forest of the escarpment ranges, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Silvertop Ash open forest on exposed ridges of the escarpment ranges, far southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Silvertop Ash shrubby open forest on escarpment ridges, central and northern South East Corner Bioregion
  - South Coast Escarpment Rocky Scrub
  - South Coast Foothills Dry Shrub Forest
  - South Coast Foothills Monkey Gum Sheltered Forest
  - South Coast Hinterland Bloodwood Forest
  - South Coast Hinterland Silvertop Ash Forest
  - South Coast Hinterland Yellow Stringybark Forest
  - South Coast Hinterland Yertchuk Forest
  - South Coast Lowland Blackbutt Forest
  - Southeast Foothills Stringybark Shrub Forest
  - Southeast Foothills Woollybutt Dry Shrub Forest
  - Southeast Hinterland Silvertop Ash-Stringybark Forest
  - Southeast Mountain Dry Shrub Forest
  - Southern Highlands Enriched Sandstone Forest
  - Southern Highlands Scribbly Gum Forest
  - White Stringybark - Narrow-leaved Peppermint dry open forest on hinterland hills, far south of the South East Corner Bioregion
  - Yellow Stringybark - Mountain Grey Gum shrubby open forest on slopes of the hinterland ranges, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Yellow Stringybark - Silvertop Ash open forest on dry slopes of the escarpment ranges, northern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Yertchuk - Silvertop Ash - Blue-leaved Stringybark shrubby open forest of the Wallagaraugh catchment, far southern South East Corner Bioregion
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- Southern Wattle Dry Sclerophyll Forests
  - Brogo Wattle Scrub
  - Snowy Gorge Currawang Shrub Woodland
  - Snowy Gorge Wattle Scrub
- Western Slopes Dry Sclerophyll Forests
  - Central West Tumbledown Gum-Pine Shrub Forest
  - Dunedoo Sandstone Ironbark-Pine Forest
  - Durridgere Sandstone Ironbark Forest
  - Goulburn River Grassy Mallee Scrub
  - Goulburn River Ironbark Shrub Forest
  - Goulburn River Ironbark-Bloodwood Heathy Forest
  - Gulgong Ranges Stringybark-Ironbark Forest
  - Hunter Escarpment Ironbark Scrubby Low Forest
  - Hunter Escarpment Ironbark Wattle Scrub
  - Hunter Escarpment Wattle Scrub
  - Munghorn Sandstone Grey Gum-Stringybark Forest
  - Northern Wollemi Rocky Stringybark Forest
  - Northwest Felsic Rocky Gum Woodland
  - Northwest Wollemi Colluvial Apple Forest
  - Rough-barked Apple - White Stringybark dry open forest on lower slopes in the upper Tuross and Brogo River valleys, South East Corner Bioregion
  - Ulan Granite Scrub
  - Ulan Sandstone Damp Shrubland
  - Ulan Sandstone Ironbark-Pine Woodland
  - Upper Hunter Escarpment Colluvial Ironbark Forest
  - Upper Hunter Ranges Enriched Ironbark Forest
  - Upper Hunter Sandstone Stringybark-Ironbark Forest
  - Western Blue Mountains Escarpment Ironbark Forest
  - Western Hunter Broombush Mallee Shrubland
  - Western Hunter Caleys Ironbark Low Forest
  - Western Hunter Currawang Low Forest
  - Western Hunter Dwyers Red Gum-Pine Woodland
  - Western Hunter Escarpment Ironbark Forest
  - Western Hunter Grey Gum Sheltered Forest
  - Western Hunter Grey Gum-Stringybark Forest
  - Western Hunter Rockplate Micromyrtus Heath
  - Western Hunter Rocky Sandstone Ironbark Forest
  - Western Hunter Rocky Scrub
  - Western Hunter Scribbly Gum-Pine Woodland
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Forested wetlands
- Inland Riverine Forests
  - Namoi-Upper Hunter River Red Gum Forest
  - River Red Gum - Black Box woodland wetland of the semi-arid (warm) climatic zone (mainly Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion)
  - River Red Gum - Lignum very tall open forest or woodland wetland on floodplains of semi-arid (warm) climate zone (mainly Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion)
  - River Red Gum - wallaby grass tall woodland wetland on the outer River Red Gum zone mainly in the Riverina Bioregion
  - River Red Gum - Warrego Grass - Couch Grass riparian tall woodland wetland of the semi-arid (warm) climate zone (Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion)
  - River Red Gum - Warrego Grass - herbaceous riparian tall open forest wetland mainly in the Riverina Bioregion
  - River Red Gum herbaceous-grassy very tall open forest wetland on inner floodplains in the lower slopes sub-region of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion and the eastern Riverina Bioregion.
  - River Red Gum swampy woodland wetland on cowals (lakes) and associated flood channels in central NSW
  - River Red Gum-sedge dominated very tall open forest in frequently flooded forest wetland along major rivers and floodplains in south-western NSW
  - Southwest Riverflat Red Gum Forest
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Freshwater wetlands
- Coastal Heath Swamps
  - Crimson Bottlebrush - Scented Paperbark wet heath in the hinterland hills, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Scented Paperbark wet heath on coastal lowlands in far southern South East Corner Bioregion
- Montane Bogs and Fens
  - Munghorn Seepage Wet Herbfield

Grassy woodlands
- Coastal Valley Grassy Woodlands
  - Forest Red Gum - Coast Grey Box shrubby open forest on steep hills in the Bega Valley, South East Corner Bioregion
  - Forest Red Gum - Rough-barked Apple - White Stringybark grassy woodlands on hills in dry valleys, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Shoalhaven Lowland Spotted Gum-Paperbark Forest
  - Woollybutt - White Stringybark - Forest Red Gum grassy woodland on coastal lowlands, southern Sydney Basin Bioregion and South East Corner Bioregion
- Floodplain Transition Woodlands
  - Yellow Box - River Red Gum tall grassy riverine woodland of NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion and Riverina Bioregion
- Southern Tableland Grassy Woodlands
  - Southern Tableland Grassy Box Woodland
- Western Slopes Grassy Woodlands
  - Capertee Marl Grassy Box Woodland
  - Central West Creekflat Grassy Woodland
  - Central West Flats Grassy Box Woodland
  - Central West Flats Inland Grey Box Grassy Forest
  - Central West Valleys White Box Forest
  - Honeysuckle Range Serpentinite Outcrop Woodland
  - Liverpool Range Red Gum-Yellow Box Forest
  - Northwest Basalt Box Plains Grass Woodland
  - Northwest Basalt Grassland-Woodland Complex
  - Northwest Elevated White Box Woodland
  - Northwest Flats Box-Blakelys Red Gum Forest
  - Northwest Flats Yellow Box Woodland
  - Northwest Slopes Box-Apple Woodland
  - Northwest White Box Sparse Grassy Woodland
  - Southwest Hills White Box-Blakelys Red Gum Forest
  - Southwest Ranges White Box Woodland
  - Southwest Slopes Box-Blakelys Red Gum Grassy Woodland
  - Upper Hunter Sheltered Viney Shrub Forest
  - Western Blue Mountains White Box Forest
  - Western Hunter Creekflat Apple Grassy Forest
  - White Box grassy woodland in the upper slopes sub-region of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion
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Heathlands
- South Coast Heaths
  - Eurobodalla Headland Heath
  - Far Southeast Coastal Lowland Heath
  - Mount Nadgee Heath
  - Scrub She-oak - Swamp Banksia coastal lowland heath, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Swamp Banksia - Slender Tea-tree wet heath on Mt Nadgee, southern South East Corner Bioregion

Semi-arid woodlands (grassy sub-formation)
- Riverine Plain Woodlands
  - Central Hunter Weeping Myall Forest

Semi-arid woodlands (shrubby sub-formation)
- Dune Mallee Woodlands
  - Deep sand mallee of irregular dunefields of the semi-arid (warm) zone
  - Snap and Rattle Mallee - Moonah open mallee shrubland in the Murray Darling Depression Bioregion
  - Spinifex linear dune mallee mainly of the Murray Darling Depression Bioregion
- Riverine Sandhill Woodlands
  - Yellow Gum tall woodland of the Murray River floodplain, Riverina Bioregion
- Sand Plain Mallee Woodlands
  - Chenopod sandplain mallee woodland/shrubland of the arid and semi-arid (warm) zones

Wet sclerophyll forests (grassy sub-formation)
- Montane Wet Sclerophyll Forests
  - Gulaga Silvertop Ash Moist Forest
  - Southeast Escarpment Ash Forest
- Southern Lowland Wet Sclerophyll Forests
  - Coast Grey Box - Mountain Grey Gum - stringybark moist shrubby open forest in coastal gullies, southern South East Corner Bioregion
  - Nattai-Morton Sandstone Peppermint Gully Forest
  - Shoalhaven Foothills Turpentine Forest
  - Shoalhaven Foothills Turpentine-Ironbark Moist Forest
  - Shoalhaven Lowland Wet Gully Forest
  - Shoalhaven Spotted Gum-Blackbutt Moist Forest
  - South Coast Lowland Creekflat Forest
  - South Coast Lowland Shrub-Grass Forest
  - South Coast Spotted Gum Cycad Dry Forest
  - South Coast Spotted Gum Moist Forest
  - South Coast Stringybark Cycad Exposed Forest
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- Southern Tableland Wet Sclerophyll Forests
  - Western Blue Mountains Creekline Paperbark Forest

Wet sclerophyll forests (shrubby sub-formation)
- Southern Escarpment Wet Sclerophyll Forests
  - Far South Escarpment Damp Flats Forest
  - Southeast High Mountain Wet Layered Forest
  - Southeast Mountain Wet Fern Forest
  - Southeast Tableland Ranges Brown Barrel Fern Forest
  - Southern Escarpment Messmate Forest
  - Southern Highlands Shale Margins Moist Forest
  - Southern Highlands Shale-Basalt Wet Forest
  - Southern Highlands Swamp Forest
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