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Plum-faced lorikeet
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The plum-faced lorikeet (Oreopsittacus arfaki), also known as the whiskered lorikeet,[2] is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Oreopsittacus.[2] It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.
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Plum-faced lorikeet | |
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Male with red crown and female with green crown | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Loriini |
Genus: | Oreopsittacus Salvadori, 1877 |
Species: | O. arfaki |
Binomial name | |
Oreopsittacus arfaki (Meyer, 1874) | |
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