Charmosyna
Genus of birds
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Charmosyna is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae. The four currently recognized species inhabit moist forests on the island of New Guinea.
| Charmosyna | |
|---|---|
| |
| Josephine's lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Loriinae |
| Genus: | Charmosyna Wagler, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus papuensis[1] Gmelin, 1788 | |
Taxonomy
Charmosyna contains the following four species:[2]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striated lorikeet | Charmosyna multistriata | mountains of western New Guinea (Snow Mountains to Chimbu Province) | |
| Josephine's lorikeet | Charmosyna josefinae | montane New Guinea (except southeast) |
 | West Papuan lorikeet | Charmosyna papou | western New Guinea (montane forest of Bird's Head Peninsula) |
 | Stella's lorikeet | Charmosyna stellae | montane central west to northeast (Adelbert Range and Huon Peninsula) and southeast New Guinea |
The genus formerly included twelve additional species: pygmy lorikeet (Charminetta wilhelminae), red-fronted lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna rubronotata), red-flanked lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna placentis), blue-fronted lorikeet (Charmosynopsis toxopei), fairy lorikeet (Charmosynopsis pulchella), striated lorikeet (Synorhacma multistriata), duchess lorikeet (Charmosynoides margarethae), Meek's lorikeet (Vini meeki), red-chinned lorikeet (Vini rubrigularis), palm lorikeet (Vini palmarum), red-throated lorikeet (Vini amabilis), and New Caledonian lorikeet (Vini diadema). These were moved to other genera based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets published in 2020.[2][3][4]
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