Parrots (Psittacidae)
Plum-faced Lorikeet (Oreopsittacus arfaki) - HBW 4, p. 360
French: Lori bridé
German: Arfaklori
Spanish: Lori Bigotudo
Other common names: Whiskered Lorikeet
Taxonomy: Trichoglossus (Charmosyna) Arfaki A. B. Meyer, 1874, Arfak Mountains, 3500 feet (c. 1060 m), New Guinea.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- arfaki (A. B. Meyer, 1874) - Vogelkop (W Irian Jaya).
- major Ogilvie-Grant, 1914 - Snow Mts (C Irian Jaya).
- grandis Ogilvie-Grant, 1895 - C mountain ridge of Papua New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair, the male at the left, actively preening. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 37 sec 3.3 -
A male in a tree feeding on flower buds. Locality Ibele Valley, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp major)
Josep del Hoyo 20 July 2008 3 years ago 42 sec 3.3 -
A male perched and choosing a friut, then flying away Locality Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp grandis)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 4 years ago 17 sec 3.2
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Male in front of female, resting in a dead shrub
Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp major)
Guy Dutson 7 August 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Female on the front male on the back.
Locality Belgium (ssp major)
iggino 2 years ago 3.3 -
6 weeks old.
Locality Belgium (ssp oreopsittacus a. major)
iggino 2 years ago 3 -
Beautiful pair preening.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp oreopsittacus a. major)
iggino 2 years ago 3 -
pair male on front female on the back.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp oreopsittacus a. major)
iggino 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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