''Charmosyna'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

parrot Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittaco ...

s in the family

Psittaculidae Psittaculidae is a family containing Old World parrots. It consists of five subfamilies: Agapornithinae, Loriinae, Platycercinae Platycercinae is a subfamily of birds belonging to the family Psittaculidae that inhabit Oceania. It consists of ...

Taxonomy

''Charmosyna'' contains the following three species: * Josephine's lorikeet (''Charmosyna josefinae'') * Papuan lorikeet (''Charmosyna papou'') * Stella's lorikeet (''Charmosyna stellae'') The genus formerly included twelve additional species: pygmy lorikeet (''Charminetta wilhelminae''),

red-fronted lorikeet The red-fronted lorikeet (''Hypocharmosyna rubronotata''), also known as the red-spotted lorikeet or red-rumped lorikeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in northern New Guinea and the island of Biak. Its natura ...

(''Hypocharmosyna rubronotata''),

red-flanked lorikeet The red-flanked lorikeet (''Hypocharmosyna placentis'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in Mollucas, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland fore ...

(''Hypocharmosyna placentis''), blue-fronted lorikeet (''Charmosynopsis toxopei''),

fairy lorikeet The fairy lorikeet (''Charmosynopsis pulchella'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Other common names include the little red lorikeet and the little red lory. Found in New Guinea, its natural habitats are subtropical or tro ...

(''Charmosynopsis pulchella''), striated lorikeet (''Synorhacma multistriata''), duchess lorikeet (''Charmosynoides margarethae''),

Meek's lorikeet Meek's lorikeet (''Vini meeki'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtrop ...

(''Vini meeki''), red-chinned lorikeet (''Vini rubrigularis''), palm lorikeet (''Vini palmarum''), red-throated lorikeet (''Vini amabilis''), and New Caledonian lorikeet (''Vini diadema''). These were moved to other genera based on the results of a

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

study of the lorikeets published in 2020.

Photographs

File:Charmosyna papou goliathina1.jpg, Stella's lorikeet
(''Charmosyna stellae goliathina'')

References

Bird genera Taxa named by Johann Georg Wagler Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{parrot-stub