West Papuan Lorikeet
Charmosyna papou(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) West Papuan Lorikeet
The West Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
Range: western New Guinea (montane forest of Bird's Head Peninsula)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Charmosyna papou
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- West Papuan Lorikeet
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Papou
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- No locality, ex Sonnerat = Arfak, fixed as type locality by Hartert, Nov. Zool., 36, 1930, p. 104.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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