Pygmy lorikeet
{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Pygmy lorikeet
| image = N309 w1150 (8006803741) (cropped 2).jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Charminetta
| parent_authority = Iredale, 1956
| display_parents = 2
| species = wilhelminae
| authority = (Meyer, 1874)
| synonyms =
}}
The pygmy lorikeet (Charminetta wilhelminae) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Charminetta. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea; its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The world population of pygmy lorikeets is thought to be less than 50,000 individuals, but stable.{{Cite book|title=Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World|last=Parr|first=Mike|publisher=Christopher Helm |year=2003|isbn=0713669330|pages=252, 253}} They live at altitudes of 1000–2200m.
Taxonomy
The pygmy lorikeet was previously placed in the genus Charmosyna. It was moved to its own genus Charminetta based on phylogenetic studies published in 2020.{{Cite journal | last1=Smith | first1=B.T. | last2=Mauck | first2=W.M.I. | last3=Benz | first3=B.W. | last4=Andersen | first4=M.J. | date=2020 | title=Uneven missing data skew phylogenomic relationships within the lories and lorikeets | journal=Genome Biology and Evolution | volume=12 | issue=7 | pages=1131–1147 | doi=10.1093/gbe/evaa113 | pmid=32470111 | pmc=7486955 | doi-access=free }}{{Cite journal | last1=Joseph | first1=L. | last2=Merwin | first2=J. | last3=Smith | first3=B.T. | date=2020 | title=Improved systematics of lorikeets reflects their evolutionary history and frames conservation priorities | journal=Emu - Austral Ornithology | volume=120 | issue=3 | pages=201–215 | doi=10.1080/01584197.2020.1779596| s2cid=222094508 }}{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=July 2021 | title=Parrots, cockatoos | work=IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/parrots/| publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | accessdate=21 July 2021 }}
Description
The pygmy lorikeet averages {{convert|13|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length (including tail) and {{convert|20|g|oz|abbr=on}} in mass. It is the smallest of the lorikeets. The male has a dark purple rump and a streaked yellow breast, with red stripes under its wings. His tail is green tipped with yellow, and his eyes and beak are orange. The female lacks the red underwing stripe of the male, and has a green (rather than purple) rump. Immature birds are similar to adults in appearance but lack yellow streaking on their breasts and have brown bills and eyes.{{cite web|url=https://www.beautyofbirds.com/pygmylorikeets.html|title=Pygmy Lorikeets or Wilhelmina's Lorikeets - Beauty of Birds|website=www.beautyofbirds.com|date=16 September 2021 }}
Behaviour
References
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Category:Birds of the New Guinea Highlands
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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