Biology:Stella's lorikeet

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Short description: Species of bird

Stella's lorikeet
Charmosyna papou goliathina1.jpg
Charmosyna stellae goliathina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Charmosyna
Species:
C. stellae
Binomial name
Charmosyna stellae
Meyer, 1886

Stella's lorikeet (Charmosyna stellae) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy

Stella's lorikeet was formerly considered conspecific with the Papuan lorikeet, but phylogenetic evidence indicates that both are distinct species, and it has thus been split by the IUCN Red List, BirdLife International, and the International Ornithologists' Union.[1][2][3]

Stella's lorikeet has three recognized subspecies:[4]

  • C. s. stellae - southeastern New Guinea
  • C. s. goliathina - western and central New Guinea
  • C. s. wahnesi - endemic to the Huon Peninsula

References

Wikidata ☰ Q31873804 entry