Meek's lorikeet
| Meek's 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. meeki |
| Binomial name | |
| Charmosyna meeki (Rothschild & Hartert, 1901) | |
The Meek's lorikeet (Charmosyna meeki) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is found on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2014). "Charmosyna meeki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 January 2015.