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Hypocharmosyna

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Taxonomy

The genus Hypocharmosyna was introduced in 1891 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori with the red-flanked lorikeet as the type species. The genus was formerly considered as a junior synonym of the genus Charmosyna but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2020, Hypocharmosyna was resurrected for two species belonging to a clade that was deeply divergent from other members of Charmosyna.

The genus contains two species:

  • Red-fronted lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna rubronotata)
  • Red-flanked lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna placentis)

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