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Charmosyna placentis
Red-flanked Lorikeet
As recorded: Charmosyna placentis (Temminck, 1835)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Psittaciformes › Psittacidae
- Locality
- Passim
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Charmosyna placentis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-07.

2026-04-07
Pomio East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Bird Explorers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-14
Kota Ternate, Maluku Utara, Indonesia
(c) Wawan Suprianto Nadra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-21
North Bougainville District, AROB, Papua New Guinea
(c) Euan Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-26
East Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia
(c) Adam Ardian Rahman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-17
West Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia
(c) M Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-27
Kavieng New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Oscar Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Charmosyna placentis. BPBM 2608. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35930994. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2608.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35930994 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
