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Red-fronted Lorikeet  

Also Known As: Red-spotted Lorikeet, Red-rumped Lorikeet
 
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Male red-fronted Lorikeet, Biak Island near Geelvink Bay, Indonesia

Credit: (c) Mehd Halaouate | http://www.indonesien.nu/indonesieneng/index.shtml
 
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Some members of the genus or group Charmosyna are especially susceptible to fungal infections, more so than other parrots.

Species Profile
Genus:
Charmosyna

Species:
rubronotata

Size: Adult Weight:
17cm (6.6 in) 30-35g (1 x 1.22 oz)

Races including nominate:
two: C.r. rubronotata, C.r. kordoana

Colourization Adult: C.r. rubronotata: male-red forecrown; purple/blue ear coverts streaked with paler blue; uppertail coverts have red marking; red underwing coverts to sides of breast, not reaching flanks; green tail tipped with yellow, with red at base of side tail feathers. Bill red. Eye orange. Female-green forecrown; green ear coverts streaked yellow/green; upper tail coverts red markings; green underwing coverts to sides of breast. C.r. kordoana: male-paler red on forecrown farther reaching; more blue on ear coverts, less violet. Female-as in rubronotata.

Colourization Juvenile: C.r. rubronotata: as in adult female, but males have red underwing coverts; ear coverts are dark and not streaked; underwing band yellow. Bill brown. Eye pale brown. C.r. kordoana: as in rubronotata.

Call: Calls made in flight are soft, but harsh. Also sharp kss notes.

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Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E045.htm&Pic=045_1.JPG

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1378&m=0

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.