Birds of the World

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)  
Genus: Charmosyna (3 species)


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Josephine's Lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae)
Range: AU: montane New Guinea (except se)
 



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West Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou)
Range: AU: Bird's Head (nw New Guinea)
 



Stella's Lorikeet
Stella's Lorikeet (Charmosyna stellae)
Range: AU: montane wc to ne (Adelbert Range and Huon Pen.) and se New Guinea
San Diego Zoo, California, USA
  Melanistic form.
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info

Stella's Lorikeet
Stella's Lorikeet (Charmosyna stellae)
Range: AU: montane wc to ne (Adelbert Range and Huon Pen.) and se New Guinea
Papua New Guinea  
 
Photograph by Greg B. Miles     Copyright and usage info

Compare to West Papuan Lorikeet, but note light blue on nape, not crown. This species comes in bright red and a melanistic (black) form.


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