Duchess Lorikeet

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Duchess Lorikeet

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Tribe:	Lorini
Genus:	Charmosyna
Species:	C. margarethae
Binomial name
*Charmosyna margarethae* Tristram, 1879

The Duchess Lorikeet, Lori De Margaret, Lori De Marguerite, or Lori De Margarita (Charmosyna margarethae) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

BirdLife International 2004. Charmosyna margarethae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

v t e Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Lorini)

Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet or a separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Chalcopsitta	Black Lory • Brown Lory (or Duyvenbode's Lory) • Streaked Lory • Cardinal Lory

Eos	Black-winged Lory • Violet-necked Lory • Blue-streaked Lory • Red-and-blue Lory • Red Lory • Blue-eared Lory

Pseudeos	Dusky Lory

Trichoglossus	Ornate Lorikeet • Pohnpei Lorikeet • Mindanao Lorikeet (or Johnstone's Lorikeet) • Citrine Lorikeet (or Yellow-and-green Lorikeet) • Rainbow Lorikeet • Sunset Lorikeet (or Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet) * • Leaf Lorikeet (also Flores Lorikeet or Weber's Lorikeet) * • Marigold Lorikeet * • Red-collared Lorikeet * • Scaly-breasted Lorikeet • Olive-headed Lorikeet

Psitteuteles	Varied Lorikeet • Iris Lorikeet • Goldie's Lorikeet

Lorius	Purple-bellied Lory • Black-capped Lory (or Stresemann's Lory) • White-naped Lory • Yellow-bibbed Lory • Purple-naped Lory • Chattering Lory

Phigys	Collared Lory

Vini	Blue-crowned Lorikeet • Kuhl's Lorikeet (or Rimatara Lorikeet) • Stephen's Lorikeet (or Henderson Lorikeet) • Violet Lorikeet (Blue Lorikeet or Tahitian Lory) • Ultramarine Lorikeet • Sinoto's Lorikeet † ₴ • Conquered Lorikeet † ₴

Glossopsitta	Musk Lorikeet • Little Lorikeet • Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Charmosyna	Palm Lorikeet • Red-chinned Lorikeet • Meek's Lorikeet • Blue-fronted Lorikeet • Striated Lorikeet • Pygmy Lorikeet • Red-fronted Lorikeet • Red-flanked Lorikeet • New Caledonian Lorikeet • Red-throated Lorikeet • Duchess Lorikeet • Fairy Lorikeet • Josephine's Lorikeet • Papuan Lorikeet

Oreopsittacus	Plum-faced Lorikeet

Neopsittacus	Yellow-billed Lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's Lorikeet) • Orange-billed Lorikeet (or Emerald Lorikeet)