Josephine's Lorikeet

Josephinenlori ( Charmosyna josefinae )

The Josephinenlori ( Charmosyna josefinae ) is a species of bird in the parrot family ( psittacines ).

Description

The total length of the birds is 23 to 25 centimeters. The plumage is bright red, the bill and legs are orange. From the rear edge of the eye to above the rear top of the head and neck pulls a black, blue dashed spot. The lower abdomen, the flanks and the Beinbefiederung are black. Mantle and wings are olive green. The under wing-coverts are red. It is a small satin blue Bürzelfleck available. The outer tail feathers are green near the fuselage and towards the tip yellow. The tail underside is yellow.

Females have a yellow spot in the upper Bürzelbereich. In young animals in black plumage a green or blue shading is present.

System

The Josephinenlori was first described in 1873 as trichoglossus josefinae. There are known three subspecies:

  • Charmosyna josefinae josefinae ( Finsch, 1873) - is in the west of New Guinea from Vogelkop to the Snow Mountains ago.
  • Charmosyna josefinae cyclopum Hartert, 1930 - is in northern and central New Guinea in the Cyclops Mountains. encountered. The subspecies is missing in the black stripes on the head almost every blue and the belly is only slightly dark.
  • Charmosyna josefinae sepikiana Neumann, 1922 - lives in central New Guinea from the Sepik and the Western Highlands to Mount Bosavi in the east. The subspecies has black stripes on the crown, a gray instead of blue veining. The black coloration on the abdomen is extended.

Habitat

The species inhabited forests, forest edges and partly cultivated land. It is found at altitudes 760-1770 m.

Way of life

The food of Josephinenloris consists of nectar, pollen and flower buds. About breeding behavior hardly information is known.

Endangering

The species is classified by the IUCN as uncritical ( " least concern ").

Documents

Psittacidae Genus Ernst Hartert
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