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Charmosyna is a genus of in the family Psittaculidae. The three currently recognized species inhabit moist forests on the island of New Guinea.
The genus formerly included twelve additional species: pygmy lorikeet ( Charminetta wilhelminae), red-fronted lorikeet ( Hypocharmosyna rubronotata), red-flanked lorikeet ( Hypocharmosyna placentis), blue-fronted lorikeet ( Charmosynopsis toxopei), fairy lorikeet ( Charmosynopsis pulchella), striated lorikeet ( Synorhacma multistriata), duchess lorikeet ( Charmosynoides margarethae), Meek's lorikeet ( Vini meeki), red-chinned lorikeet ( Vini rubrigularis), palm lorikeet ( Vini palmarum), red-throated lorikeet ( Vini amabilis), and New Caledonian lorikeet ( Vini diadema). These were moved to other genera based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets published in 2020.
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