Red-fronted Lorikeet

About the 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 natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

This species was formerly placed in the genus Charmosyna. It was moved to the resurrected genus Hypocharmosyna based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2020. Two subspecies are recognised: H. r. rubronotata (Wallace, 1862) – Found on Salawati, the West Papuan Islands, Irian Jaya, and New Guinea.

H. r. kordoana (Meyer, AB, 1874) – Found on Biak, Geelvink Bay, and Irian Jaya. The red-fronted lorikeet is around 17 cm (6.7 in) in length and weighs 30–35 g (1.1–1.2 oz). They are sexually dimorphic and exhibit a large difference in appearance between sexes. The males of rubronotata possess red forecrowns with red bills and orange eyes. They have purple or blue ear coverts which are streaked with a paler blue along with red underwing coverts. They have a yellow-tipped green tail, with the base of side tail feathers being red. The females have green forecrowns... Wikipedia →