Meek’s Lorikeet |
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Genus: Charmosyna | Species: meeki
Size:
16cm (6.2 in)
Weight:
23-32g (0.8-1.1 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults mainly green in colour; dull grey/blue forecrown with fine green streaks; olive/brown wash on mantle; underwing band yellow and variable; green tail tipped with yellow. Bill orange. Eye orange.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adults but bill brown with yellow tip.
Call:
Calls are described as high-pitched and screechy as that of the Red-flanked Lorikeet (C. placentis) but weaker and more abrupt.
Listen NowMore Information:
Avibase
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
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Captive Status:
Not usually found in captivity.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
2 or more.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
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World Population:
Unknown, decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Near Threatened
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
A BirdLife 'restricted-range' species. Seen in small groups with larger parties at flowering trees.
Range:
Bougainville Island, E Papua new Guinea, and Santa Isabel, Kolombangara, Guadalcanal and Malaita, in Solomon Islands.
Habitat:
Found from 300-1200m (984-3936 ft) in humid hill and mountain forest; also seen in coconut palms in the lowlands.
Wild Diet:
Diet includes blossoms of Syzygium, Metrosideros, Mearnsia and coconuts; also soft fruit and berries.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Is observed to be nomadic, flying back and forth from lowland to highlands. Usually seen in flocks of 10-15 birds flying just above the canopy, or darting in amongst the foliage. Large groups may gather in heavily flowering trees in the company of honeyeaters and other lorikeets.
Clutch and Egg Size:
2 or more.
Breeding Season:
One nest noted, in August, in a large clump of moss in a tree.
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