Fairy lorikeet

Fairy lorikeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Charmosynopsis
Species:
C. pulchella
Binomial name
Charmosynopsis pulchella
(Gray, GR, 1859)

The fairy lorikeet (Charmosynopsis pulchella) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Other common names include the little red lorikeet and the little red lory. Found in New Guinea, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its colouration is mainly red with some yellow on the throat and green on the wings. Two subspecies are recognised, C. p. pulchella and C. p. rothschildi.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Charmosyna pulchella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.