Red-fronted Lorikeet |
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Also known as: Red-spotted Lorikeet, Red-rumped Lorikeet
Male Red-fronted Lorikeet, Indonesia
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Genus: Charmosyna | Species: rubronotata
Size:
17cm (6.6 in)
Weight:
30-35g (1 x 1.22 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
two: C.r. rubronotata, C.r. kordoana
Colour 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.
Colour 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:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
xeno-canto Red-fronted Lorikeet, Katerina Sam (Tvardikova), XC164011
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Male Red-fronted Lorikeet, Indonesia
© Mehd Halaouate
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Related publications: Charmosyna rubronotataSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Uncommon
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Enclosure 6' x 3' x 6' (2.3 x 1.1 x 2.3m) with well drained, tiled or concrete floor, or indoor cage 4' (1.5m) long with same.
Diet:
Nectar, either commercial type for small species or homemade from lactose-free baby cereal, honey and malt extract or molasses, mixed with filtered water and made fresh once or twice daily; fruit such as: apple, pear, orange, banana, pomegranate, cactus fruits.
Enrichment:
Enjoys bathing so provide overhead misters or shallow bowls of water. Also avid chewers so provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering, fir, willow, elder or pine branches; wooden or vegetable tanned leather toys, easily cleaned; heat sterilized pine cones.
Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 7" x 7" x 15" (17.8cm x 17.8cm x 38.1cm).
Clutch Size:
2
Incubation Time:
23 days
Fledging Age:
7 weeks
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Specialist Club:
Male Red-fronted Lorikeet, Indonesia
© Mehd Halaouate
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Related publications: Charmosyna rubronotataSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
No threats at present. Common in places, but generally not as abundant as similar species.
Range:
C.r. rubronotata: Salawati, W Papuan Islands, Irian Jaya, and NW New Guinea.
C.r. kordoana: Biak Island, Geelvink Bay, Irian Jaya.
Habitat:
Found up to 900m (2952 ft) in humid forest, forest edges and coconut plantations, with occasional visits to trees and shrubs in open country.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on pollen, nectar and flowers in tall flowering trees, including coconut blossoms.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Seen in small flocks of up to 10 individuals flying over forest. Will feed with other species of lorikeet feeding on flowers in the canopy.
Clutch and Egg Size:
2 eggs, 17.0 x 13.5mm (0.6 x 0.5 in).
Breeding Season:
Presumably July-August.
Male Red-fronted Lorikeet, Indonesia
© Mehd Halaouate
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Some members of the genus or group Charmosyna are especially susceptible to fungal infections, more so than other parrots.Academic Research
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