Red-flanked Lorikeet | |
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A pair, female on left and male on right | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Tribe: | Lorini |
Genus: | Charmosyna |
Species: | C. placentis |
Binomial name | |
Charmosyna placentis (Temminck, 1834) |
The Red-flanked Lorikeet (Charmosyna placentis) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. 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.
There are five subspecies:[1]