| Red-flanked lorikeet | |
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| A pair, female on left and male on right at Jurong Bird Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Hypocharmosyna |
| Species: | H. placentis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypocharmosyna placentis (Temminck, 1835)
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The red-flanked lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna placentis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in Mollucas, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Only the adult males have the red plumage on the head and sides.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Charmosyna placentis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.