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==References== |
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* BirdLife International 2008. {{IUCNlink|142426|Oreopsittacus arfaki}}. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 25 January 2009. |
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| Genus: | Oreopsittacus Salvadori, 1877
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| Species: | O. arfaki
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The Plum-faced Lorikeet (Oreopsittacus arfaki), also known as the Whiskered Lorikeet,[2] is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Oreopsittacus.[2] It is found in highland forest on New Guinea.
Description
The Plum-faced Lorikeet is a mainly green small parrot about 15 cm (6 in) long with a long pointed tail. It has two white stripes under each eye. It has a narrow pointed black bill and dark-brown irises. The adult male as a red forehead and the adult female has a green forehead.[2]
Taxonomy
The Plum-faced Lorikeet is the only species of the genus Oreopsittacus and it has three subspecies:[3]
Oreopsittacus Salvadori 1877
- Oreopsittacus arfaki (Meyer, AB 1874)
- Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki (Meyer, AB 1874) (red-orange abdomen)
- Oreopsittacus arfaki grandis Ogilvie-Grant 1895 (green abdomen)
- Oreopsittacus arfaki major Ogilvie-Grant 1914 (red-orange abdomen and larger)
Range
The Plum-faced Lorikeet's native range is the mountains between about 2000 m to 3750 m of mainland New Guinea across both the Indonesian and Papua New Guinean zones of the island.[2]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ a b c d "Forshaw (2006). plate 22."
- ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.
Cited texts
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
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