Plum-faced Lorikeet
Oreopsittacus arfaki(Meyer, AB, 1874)
English (US) Plum-faced Lorikeet
The Plum-faced Lorikeet (Oreopsittacus arfaki) 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
- Oreopsittacus arfaki
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plum-faced Lorikeet
- Described by
- (Meyer, AB, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki
- Oreopsittacus arfaki major
- Oreopsittacus arfaki grandis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trichoglossus (Charmosyna) Arfaki
- Described by
- (Meyer, AB, 1874)
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains, 3500 feet. New Guinea.
- Original description
- Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 24 p.37
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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