Charmosyna

Charmosyna

A male red-flanked lorikeet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Superfamily:	Psittacoidea
Family:	Psittaculidae
Subfamily:	Loriinae
Tribe:	Loriini
Genus:	Charmosyna Wagler, 1832

Charmosyna is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It contains the following species:

Josephine's lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae)
Duchess lorikeet (Charmosyna margarethae)
Meek's lorikeet (Charmosyna meeki)
Striated lorikeet (Charmosyna multistriata)
Palm lorikeet (Charmosyna palmarum)
Papuan lorikeet (Charmosyna papou)
Red-flanked lorikeet (Charmosyna placentis)
Fairy lorikeet (Charmosyna pulchella)
Red-chinned lorikeet (Charmosyna rubrigularis)
Red-fronted lorikeet (Charmosyna rubronotata)
Pygmy lorikeet (Charmosyna wilhelminae)
†? New Caledonian lorikeet (Charmosyna diadema) (possibly extinct, 20th Century?)
Red-throated lorikeet (Charmosyna amabilis)
Blue-fronted lorikeet (Charmosyna toxopei)

Photographs

Papuan lorikeet
(Charmosyna papou goliathina)
Josephine's lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae)

Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Lorini)

Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Chalcopsitta	Black lory Brown lory (or Duyvenbode's lory) Yellowish-streaked lory Cardinal lory

Eos	Black-winged lory Violet-necked lory Blue-streaked lory Red-and-blue lory Red lory Blue-eared lory

Pseudeos	Dusky lory

Trichoglossus	Ornate lorikeet Pohnpei lorikeet Mindanao lorikeet (or Johnstone's lorikeet) Citrine lorikeet (or yellow-and-green lorikeet) Rainbow lorikeet Sunset Lorikeet (or scarlet-breasted lorikeet) * Leaf lorikeet (also Flores lorikeet or Weber's lorikeet) * Marigold lorikeet * Red-collared lorikeet * Scaly-breasted lorikeet Olive-headed lorikeet

Psitteuteles	Varied lorikeet Iris lorikeet Goldie's lorikeet

Lorius	Purple-bellied lory Black-capped lory (or Stresemann's lory) White-naped lory Yellow-bibbed lory Purple-naped lory Chattering lory

Phigys	Collared lory

Vini	Blue-crowned lorikeet Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet) Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet) Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory) Ultramarine lorikeet Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴ Conquered lorikeet † ₴

Glossopsitta	Musk lorikeet Little lorikeet Purple-crowned lorikeet

Charmosyna	Palm lorikeet Red-chinned lorikeet Meek's lorikeet Blue-fronted lorikeet Striated lorikeet Pygmy lorikeet Red-fronted lorikeet Red-flanked lorikeet New Caledonian lorikeet Red-throated lorikeet Duchess lorikeet Fairy lorikeet Josephine's lorikeet Papuan lorikeet

Oreopsittacus	Plum-faced lorikeet

Neopsittacus	Yellow-billed lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's lorikeet) Orange-billed lorikeet (or emerald lorikeet)

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