Charmosyna is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae. The four currently recognized species inhabit moist forests on the island of New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Charmosyna contains the following four species: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Striated lorikeetCharmosyna multistriatamountains of western New Guinea (Snow Mountains to Chimbu Province)Josephine's lorikeetCharmosyna josefinaemontane New Guinea (except southeast)West Papuan lorikeetCharmosyna papouwestern New Guinea (montane forest of Bird's Head Peninsula)Stella's lorikeetCharmosyna stellaemontane central west to northeast (Adelbert Range and Huon Peninsula) and southeast 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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