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Fairy Lorikeet

Charmosyna pulchella Gray, GR 1859

The fairy lorikeet 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 tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its colouration is mainly red with some yellow on the throat and green on the wings. Two subspecies are recognised, C. p. pulchella and C. p. rothschildi. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Charmosyna
Scientific:
  Charmosyna pulchella

Original description

Citation:
  Gray, GR 1859

Reference:
   List Birds Brit. Mus. pt3 sect.2 p.102

Protonym:
  Charmosyna pulchella

Type locality:
  Dorey [now Manokwari], New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19060063

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EDF606A6142C82AC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EDF606A6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EDF606A6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554829

Geographic range:

  • Charmosyna pulchella: montane New Guinea
  • Charmosyna pulchella pulchella: montane forest of New Guinea
  • Charmosyna pulchella rothschildi: Cyclops Mountains and montane slopes above Idenburg River
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Fairy Lorikeet
Catalan:
Lori fada
Czech:
charmozin nádherný
Danish:
Rødgumpet Prydlori
German:
Goldstrichellori
Spanish:
Lori Lindo
Spanish (Spain):
Lori Lindo
Finnish:
keijulurikki
French:
Lori féérique
Croatian:
šarenorepi lori
Hungarian:
aranycsíkos lóri
Italian:
Lorichetto fatato
Japanese (romaji):
akaokisujiinko
Japanese:
アカオキスジインコ
Lithuanian:
Fėjinis loris
Dutch:
Zwartstuitlori
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Prinsesselori
Norwegian:
Prinsesselori
Polish:
lorika ognista
Portuguese:
lóri-lindo
Portuguese (Portugal):
loriquito-fada
Russian:
Жёлтохвостый лорикет
Slovak:
lori krásny
Serbian:
Zlatnoprugasti lori
Swedish:
felorikit
Ukrainian:
Лорікет вогнистий
Chinese:
仙鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
仙吸蜜鸚鵡

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fairy Lorikeet ( Charmosyna pulchella) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Lori féérique ( Charmosyna pulchella) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Lori féérique ( Charmosyna pulchella) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Fairy Lorikeet ( Charmosyna pulchella) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Fairy Lorikeet ( Charmosynopsis pulchella) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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eBird version 2021:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Charmosyna pulchella [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Charmosyna pulchella [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Charmosyna pulchella [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Charmosyna pulchella [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Lori fada
Czech: charmozin nádherný, Lori nádherný
Danish: Rødgumpet Prydlori
German: Goldstrichellori
English: Fairy Lorikeet, Little Red Lorikeet, Little Red Lory
English, HBW: Fairy Lorikeet
English (IOC): Fairy Lorikeet
English (United States): Fairy Lorikeet
Spanish: Lori Lindo
Spanish (Spain): Lori Lindo
Spanish (HBW): Fairy Lorikeet
Estonian: laidsaba-nestepapagoi
Finnish: Keijulurikki
French: Lori à croupion noir, Lori féerique, Lori féérique, Loriquet à croupion noir, Vini féerique
Croatian: šarenorepi lori
Hungarian: aranycsíkos lóri
Indonesian: Perkici Punggung-hitam
Italian: Lorichetto delle Fate, Lorichetto fatato
Japanese (romaji): akaokisujiinko
Japanese: アカオキスジインコ
Scientific: Charmosyna pulchella, Charmosyna pulchella pulchella, Charmosynopsis pulchella, Glossopsitta pulchella
Lithuanian: Fėjinis loris
Dutch: Zwartstuitlori
Norwegian Nynorsk: Prinsesselori
Norwegian: Alvelori, Prinsesselori
Polish: lorika ognista
Portuguese: lóri-lindo
Portuguese (Portugal): loriquito-fada
Russian: Жёлтохвостый лорикет, Златополосый украшенный лори
Slovak: lori krásny
Serbian: Zlatnoprugasti lori
Swedish: Felorikit
Turkish: Peri loriketi
Ukrainian: Лорікет вогнистий
Chinese: 仙鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 仙吸蜜鸚鵡

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