Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki

The plum-faced lorikeet (Oreopsittacus arfaki), also known as the whiskered lorikeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Oreopsittacus.
It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.

 The plum-faced lorikeet is a mainly green small parrot about 15 cm long with a long pointed tail. It has two white stripes under each eye. It has a narrow pointed black bill and dark-brown irises. The adult male has a red forehead and the adult female has a green forehead.

Taxonomy: The plum-faced lorikeet is the only species of the genus Oreopsittacus and it has three subspecies:

Oreopsittacus Salvadori 1877

• Oreopsittacus arfaki (Meyer, AB 1874)
• Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki (Meyer, AB 1874) (red-orange abdomen)
• Oreopsittacus arfaki grandis Ogilvie-Grant 1895 (green abdomen)
• Oreopsittacus arfaki major Ogilvie-Grant 1914 (red-orange abdomen and larger)

Range: The plum-faced lorikeet´s native range is the mountains between about 2000 m to 3750 m of mainland New Guinea across both the Indonesian and Papua New Guinean zones of the island.