Pygmy Lorikeet - BirdForum Opus

Charminetta wilhelminae

Charmosyna wilhelminae

Identification

13 cm.

• Green upperparts, yellowish green underparts
• Purple mid- to hindcrown with blue streaks
• Brownish stained on hindneck
• Thin yellow streaks on breast
• Red underwing-coverts and broad band on underside of flight-feathers
• Red lower back
• Cobalt rump

Female without red on rump, immatures without crown and breast streaks.

Distribution

Mountains of New Guinea (Vogelkop to Owen Stanley Range)
Uncommon and easily overlooked

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.^[1]

Habitat

Mountain forest, moss forest and adjacent savanna woodlands.
Occurs at 1000 to 2200 m, often lower.

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds on pollen and nectar. Usually singly or in pairs.

Breeding

No information available.

Movements

Shows some nomadic movements related to peak flowering times.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pygmy Lorikeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Lorikeet

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