Duchess Lorikeet (Charmosyna margarethae)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Tristram, 1879

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest and plantations. Up to 1,350 m.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B) (NB), Solomon Islands (B).

Solomon Is, including Bougainville.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Destruction of lowland forest is the main threat. Large-scale trade may also become a problem.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rapid, high-pitched, metalllic 'chichichi'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Duchess Lorikeet (Charmosyna margarethae) [XC543538]
by id from Aiope headwaters, Kunua District, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (call)

Duchess Lorikeet (Charmosyna margarethae) [XC32690]
by Niels Krabbe from Baranaigasi Ridge, Makira, Solomon Islands (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Duchess Lorikeet (Charmosyna margarethae) - 10 files

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