Josephine's lorikeet
Appearance
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At Loro Parque (Espane, Tenerife) | |
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Species: | C. josefinae
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Charmosyna josefinae (Finsch, 1873)
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The Josephine's lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Description
The Josephine's lorikeet is red with green wings, a yellow-tipped tail, dusky blue, orange bill, yellow eye and black flanks.
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