Stella's Lorikeet
Charmosyna stellae
A large, very long-tailed lorikeet of mid and upper montane forest. Has a red head and chest, green wings, dark patch on the belly, green base to the tail and yellow tail tip. The rump is red in males and yellow in females. A distinctive black morph, still with green wings, also occurs. Like other lorikeets, nomadic following the flowering of trees. Similar to Josephine’s Lorikeet, but Papuan is distinctly larger with long tail streamers. Calls include a high-pitch, ringing “srik!” note, as well as quieter chips and twitters.
Taxonomy
Stella's lorikeet was formerly considered conspecific with the Papuan lorikeet, but phylogenetic evidence indicates that both are distinct species, and it has thus been split by the IUCN Red List, BirdLife International, and the International Ornithologists' Union.<p>Stella's lorikeet has three recognized subspecies:
- Scientific name
- Charmosyna stellae
- Authority
- Meyer, AB, 1886
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Charmosyna
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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