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Red-flanked Lorikeet  (Charmosyna placentis)

Also Known As: Blue-eared Lorikeet, Pleasing Lorikeet
 
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Red-flanked lory at feed bowl

Credit: © Mary Claypool | http://www.picturetrail.com/marysan
 
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Did You Know?
The Red-flanked Lorikeet has been observed investigating arboreal termitaria (termite nests in trees), likely in preparation for nesting.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Above 500,000

Range:
C.p. placentis: S Moluccas through Kai and Aru Islands, Indonesia, to S New Guinea.
C.p. intensior: N Moluccas and Gebe, in W Papuan Islands, Irian Jaya.
C.p. ornata: W Papuan Islands except Gebe and nearby NW New Guinea.
C.p. subplacens: E New Guinea.
C.p. pallidior: Woodlark Island and Bismarck Archipelago to Nuguria and Nissan Islands, Buka and Bougainville, and also Lou and Pak in eastern Admiralty Islands, E Papua New Guinea.


Habitat:
Found up to 1400m (4592 ft) in humid primary forest, forest edge, savanna, tall secondary growth, monsoon forest, sago swamps, gallery forest, eucalyptus, coastal forest and mangrove. and coconut groves.

Threat Summary:
No threats at present.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Feeds on pollen, nectar, flowers and seeds.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Seen in pairs and occasionally groups of 25 or more. Groups of birds forage in flowering trees and epiphytes. Can be quiet and unobtrusive and difficult to see in foliage. Noisy and active while feeding.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 rounded eggs, 19.0 x 17.5mm (0.7 x 0.65 in).

Breeding Season:
February-October

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.springerlink.com/content/u16283v736732761/

More Info Sites:
http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/jr/ngtebd/12.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-flanked_Lorikeet