Charmosyna | |
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Josephine's lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Subfamily: | Loriinae |
Genus: | Charmosyna Wagler, 1832 |
Type species | |
Psittacus papuensis[1] Gmelin, 1788
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Charmosyna is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae. The three currently recognized species inhabit moist forests on the island of New Guinea.
Charmosyna contains the following three species:[2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Josephine's lorikeet | Charmosyna josefinae (Finsch, 1873) |
New Guinea (central range and Cyclops Mountains) | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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West Papuan lorikeet | Charmosyna papou Scopoli, 1786 |
New Guinea | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Stella's lorikeet | Charmosyna stellae Meyer, 1886 Three subspecies
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New Guinea | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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The genus formerly included twelve additional species: pygmy lorikeet (Charminetta wilhelminae), red-fronted lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna rubronotata), red-flanked lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna placentis), blue-fronted lorikeet (Charmosynopsis toxopei), fairy lorikeet (Charmosynopsis pulchella), striated lorikeet (Synorhacma multistriata), duchess lorikeet (Charmosynoides margarethae), Meek's lorikeet (Vini meeki), red-chinned lorikeet (Vini rubrigularis), palm lorikeet (Vini palmarum), red-throated lorikeet (Vini amabilis), and New Caledonian lorikeet (Vini diadema). These were moved to other genera based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets published in 2020.[2][3][4]