Red-chinned lorikeet

The red-chinned lorikeet (Charmosyna rubrigularis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is native to New Britain, New Ireland, New Hannover and Karkar Island in Papua New Guinea.

Red-chinned lorikeet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Charmosyna
Species:
C. rubrigularis
Binomial name
Charmosyna rubrigularis
(Sclater, 1881)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2014). "Charmosyna rubrigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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