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Goldie's Lorikeet - BirdForum Opus

Glossoptilus goldiei

Psitteuteles goldiei

Identification

19 cm

Distribution

Endemic to New Guinea: found from the Weyland Mountains to the Owen Stanley Range.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Montane forests from sea-level to 2800 m.

Behaviour

Diet

They eat the flowers of various species.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)

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External Links

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