Plum-faced lorikeet


The plum-faced lorikeet, also known as the whiskered lorikeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Oreopsittacus.
It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.

Description

The plum-faced lorikeet is a mainly green small parrot about 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.

Taxonomy

The plum-faced lorikeet is the only species of the genus Oreopsittacus and it has three subspecies:
Oreopsittacus Salvadori 1877
  • Oreopsittacus arfaki
  • *Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki
  • *Oreopsittacus arfaki grandis Ogilvie-Grant 1895
  • *Oreopsittacus arfaki major Ogilvie-Grant 1914

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.

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