Josephine's lorikeet
| Josephine's lorikeet | |
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| At Loro Parque (Espane, Tenerife) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Loriinae |
| Tribe: | Loriini |
| Genus: | Charmosyna |
| Species: | C. josefinae |
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Charmosyna josefinae (Finsch, 1873) |
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The Josephine's lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The Josephine's lorikeet is red with green wings, a yellow-tipped tail, dusky blue, orange bill, yellow eye and black flanks.
It feeds on nectar, pollen, flower buds and sometimes soft fruits.
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