How big is a West Papuan Lorikeet?

The West Papuan Lorikeet is a medium sized bird weighing about 83 g.

Where can you see a West Papuan Lorikeet?

The West Papuan Lorikeet occurs in 2 countries, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

What birds look similar to a West Papuan Lorikeet?

The West Papuan Lorikeet is most easily confused with the Josephine's Lorikeet, the Striated Lorikeet and the Stella's Lorikeet.

Is the West Papuan Lorikeet endangered?

The West Papuan Lorikeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

West Papuan Lorikeet

Charmosyna papou

Old World Parrots · Psittaciformes · Legendary

The West Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou) is a legendary old world parrot found in 2 countries, weighing about 83 g. The West Papuan lorikeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

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West Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

West Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou), photo 2 — Photo: Hunstein K. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

West Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou), photo 3 — Photo: Hunstein K. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

West Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou), photo 4 — Photo: Hunstein K. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

West Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou), photo 5 — Photo: Hunstein K. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

West Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou), photo 6 — Photo: Hunstein K. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the West Papuan Lorikeet

The West Papuan lorikeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Where it lives

Indonesia Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a West Papuan Lorikeet look like?: The West Papuan lorikeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
How big is a West Papuan Lorikeet?: The West Papuan Lorikeet is a medium sized bird weighing about 83 g.
Where can you see a West Papuan Lorikeet?: The West Papuan Lorikeet occurs in 2 countries, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
What birds look similar to a West Papuan Lorikeet?: The West Papuan Lorikeet is most easily confused with the Josephine's Lorikeet, the Striated Lorikeet and the Stella's Lorikeet.
Is the West Papuan Lorikeet endangered?: The West Papuan Lorikeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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