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== Diet ==
== Diet ==
It feeds on nectar, pollen, flower buds and sometimes soft fruits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parrots.org/encyclopedia/category/parrotlets/|title=Parrotlets - WPT Parrot Encyclopedia|first=World Parrot|last=Trust|website=www.parrots.org}}</ref>
It feeds on nectar, pollen, flower buds, and sometimes soft fruits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parrots.org/encyclopedia/category/parrotlets/|title=Parrotlets - WPT Parrot Encyclopedia|first=World Parrot|last=Trust|website=www.parrots.org}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:51, 6 December 2023

Josephine's lorikeet
At Loro Parque (Espane, Tenerife)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Charmosyna
Species:
C. josefinae
Binomial name
Charmosyna josefinae
(Finsch, 1873)

Josephine's lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea (central range and Cyclops Mountains). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Description

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Josephine's lorikeet is red with green wings, a yellow-tipped tail, dusky blue, orange bill, yellow eyes, and black flanks.

Diet

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It feeds on nectar, pollen, flower buds, and sometimes soft fruits.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Charmosyna josefinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684704A93042949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684704A93042949.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ Trust, World Parrot. "Parrotlets - WPT Parrot Encyclopedia". www.parrots.org.