Pygmy lorikeet

Pygmy lorikeet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Loriinae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Charmosyna
Species: C. wilhelminae
Binomial name
Charmosyna wilhelminae
(Meyer, 1874)

The pygmy lorikeet (Charmosyna wilhelminae) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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