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New Caledonian Lorikeet
Also Known As: Diademed Lorikeet, New Caledonian Diademed Lorikeet
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Credit: (c) Steve Milpacher
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Did You Know?
The New Caledonian Lorikeet is known only from two females found before 1860, and unconfirmed sightings in the 1950s and 1976.
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Charmosyna
Species:
diadema
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 19cm (7.4 in) | Not available |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Male- undescribed. Female- in general green; yellow cheeks and throat; purple/blue crown; olive/brown wash on mantle; purple/blue wash on thighs; red vent; green tail, with red at lateral feather bases. Bill orange/red.
Colourization Juvenile: Undescribed
Call: Undescribed
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1380&m=0
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
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