Duchess Lorikeet

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Duchess Lorikeet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Loriinae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Charmosyna
Species: C. margarethae
Binomial name
Charmosyna margarethae
Tristram, 1879

The Duchess Lorikeet (Charmosyna margarethae), also known as Lori De Margaret, Lori De Marguerite or Lori De Margarita, is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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