Plum-faced lorikeet
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox The plum-faced lorikeet (Oreopsittacus arfaki), also known as the whiskered lorikeet,[1] is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Oreopsittacus.[1] It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.
Description
The plum-faced lorikeet is a mainly green small parrot about Script error: No such module "convert". 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 has a red forehead and the adult female has a green forehead.[1]
Taxonomy
The plum-faced lorikeet is the only species of the genus Oreopsittacus and it has three subspecies:[2]
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.[1]
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