Charmosyna rubronotata (Wallace, 1862)

Diamond, Jared & Bishop, K. David, 2021, Avifauna of the Adelbert Mountains, New Guinea: why is Fire-maned Bowerbird Sericulus bakeri the mountains’ only endemic bird species?, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 141 (1), pp. 75-108 : 94

RED-FRONTED LORIKEET Charmosyna rubronotata

Heard and seen at both Munggur and Kangarangate, whereas its low-altitude sibling Red-flankedȱLorikeetȱ C. placentis was found only at Kangarangate. The two species can be distinguished by voice: C. rubronotata has a louder call.

STELLA’S LORIKEET Charmosyna stellae Anotherȱ high-elevationȱ speciesȱ recordedȱ previouslyȱ onlyȱ byȱ Pratt,ȱ whichȱ weȱ encounteredȱ dailyȱatȱ 1,470 –1,655 ȱm.ȱAsȱdidȱPratt,ȱweȱencounteredȱonlyȱred-morphȱbirds;ȱtheȱblackȱmorphȱ from other parts of the species’ range has not been observed in the Adelberts.