Stella's lorikeet explained

Stella's lorikeet (Charmosyna stellae) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy

Stella's lorikeet was formerly considered conspecific with the Papuan lorikeet, but phylogenetic evidence indicates that both are distinct species, and it has thus been split by the IUCN Red List, BirdLife International, and the International Ornithologists' Union.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Stella's lorikeet has three recognized subspecies:^[4]

• C. s. stellae - southeastern New Guinea
• C. s. goliathina - western and central New Guinea
• C. s. wahnesi - endemic to the Huon Peninsula

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Updates – IOC World Bird List. 2021-05-29. en-US.
2. IOC World Bird List 11.2. en. 10.14344/ioc.ml.11.2. free.
3. Web site: Stella's Lorikeet (Charmosyna stellae) - BirdLife species factsheet. 2022-01-11. datazone.birdlife.org.
4. Web site: McCullough . Carl . Stella's Lorkeet, What A bird! . AFA Watchbird, Journal of the American Federation of Aviculture . 20 September 2018.