Biology:West Papuan lorikeet
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Short description: Species of bird
| West Papuan lorikeet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Charmosyna |
| Species: | C. papou
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| Charmosyna papou (Scopoli, 1786)
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The West Papuan lorikeet (Charmosyna papou) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The generic name Charmosyna is from the Greek kharmosunos, meaning joyful. The specific epithet papou refers to New Guinea.
The species is monotypic. The former subspecies C. p. stellae, C. p. wahnesi, and C. p. goliathina are now treated as a separate species, Stella's lorikeet (Charmosyna stellae).[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Charmosyna papou". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22725340A94890781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725340A94890781.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22725340/94890781. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "Parrots, cockatoos – IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/parrots/.
Wikidata ☰ Q940834 entry
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