Fairy Lorikeet
Charmosynopsis pulchella(Gray, GR, 1859)
English (US) Fairy Lorikeet
The Fairy Lorikeet (Charmosynopsis pulchella) 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.
- Scientific name
- Charmosynopsis pulchella
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fairy Lorikeet
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Charmosynopsis pulchella pulchella
- Charmosynopsis pulchella rothschildi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charmosyna pulchella
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1859)
- Type locality
- Dorey [now Manokwari], New Guinea.
- Original description
- List of the specimens of birds in the collection of the British Museum pt3 sect.2 p.102
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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