West Papuan lorikeet
Species of bird
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The West Papuan lorikeet (Charmosyna papou) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
| West Papuan lorikeet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Charmosyna |
| Species: | C. papou |
| Binomial name | |
| Charmosyna papou (Scopoli, 1786) | |
Taxonomy and systematics
The generic name Charmosyna is from the Greek kharmosunos, meaning joyful. The specific epithet papou refers to New Guinea.
The species is monotypic. The former subspecies C. p. stellae, C. p. wahnesi, and C. p. goliathina are now treated as a separate species, Stella's lorikeet (Charmosyna stellae).[2]
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