Biology:Red-flanked lorikeet

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Short description: Species of bird

Red-flanked lorikeet
Charmosyna placentis -Jurong Bird Park -pair-6a.jpg
A pair, female on left and male on right
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Charmosyna
Species:
C. placentis
Binomial name
Charmosyna placentis
(Temminck, 1834)

The red-flanked lorikeet (Charmosyna placentis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in Mollucas, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Only the adult males have the red plumage on the head and sides.

Subspecies

There are five subspecies:[1]

  • Charmosyna placentis (Temminck) 1835
  • Charmosyna placentis intensior (Kinnear) 1928 North Maluku, Gebe Island
  • Charmosyna placentis ornata Mayr 1940 north-western New Guinea, west Papuan Islands
  • Charmosyna placentis pallidior (Rothschild & Hartert) 1905 Woodlark Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Bougainville Island, western Solomon Islands
  • Charmosyna placentis placentis (Temminck) 1835 South Maluku, Aru Islands, southern New Guinea
  • Charmosyna placentis subplacens (Sclater,PL) 1876 eastern New Guinea

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1259303 entry