New Caledonian Lorikeet |
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Also known as: Diademed Lorikeet, New Caledonian Diademed Lorikeet
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Related publications: Charmosyna diademaSpecies Profile
Genus: Charmosyna | Species: diadema
Size:
19cm (7.4 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Male-undescribed. Female-in general green; yellow cheeks and throat; purple/blue crown; olive/brown wash on mantle; purple/blue wash on thighs; red vent; green tail, with red at lateral feather bases. Bill orange/red.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Not recorded.
More Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Illustration of New Caledonian Lorikeets
© John G. Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
Photos
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The New Caledonian Lorikeet is known only from two females found before 1860, and unconfirmed sightings in the 1950s and 1976.Programs & Projects
WPT has worked with numerous partners to help save this species. Learn moreAcademic Research
Related publications: Charmosyna diademaSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not found in captivity.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Illustration of New Caledonian Lorikeets
© John G. Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
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The New Caledonian Lorikeet is known only from two females found before 1860, and unconfirmed sightings in the 1950s and 1976.Programs & Projects
WPT has worked with numerous partners to help save this species. Learn moreAcademic Research
Related publications: Charmosyna diademaSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
< 50, with no sightings since 1976.
IUCN Red List Status:
Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
A BirdLife 'restricted-range' species. Possibly has requirements for lowland semi-deciduous forests, which have almost disappeared from the island. Also, introduced diseases (avian malaria) or predators may have caused it to decline.
Range:
Recorded from Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau and Taveuni, Fiji Islands.
Habitat:
Forest edge of rainforest near to Melaleuca woodland.
Wild Diet:
Presumably pollen and nectar.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Reports early on indicated that this lorikeet lived in forest and sometimes fed in Erythina trees (Layard and Layard 1882). It is thought that it and closely-related Charmosyna range into lowland forests from mountain forest, depending on the season (Forshaw 1989).
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Possibly July-December
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Illustration of New Caledonian Lorikeets
© John G. Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
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WPT has worked with numerous partners to help save this species. Learn moreAcademic Research
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