5 thoughts on “Meek’s Lorikeet (Charmosyna meeki)”
Buckingham, Dutson and Newman (undated/1990) recorded 17 contacts/km2 in old-growth hill forest, 220 in primary montane forest (> about 500 m) and 640 in primary moss forest (> about 1200 m); subsequent observations indicate that it also feeds down to sea-level, perhaps only as daily movements from nearby mountains (pers. obs.). Woxvold & Novera (2021) recorded flocks of 3–8+ daily above 1,450 m at Kukupi, Bougainville. It is less common on other islands (pers. obs.) The AOO, or the area of land above 900 m, has not been defined. A total population of >10,000 individuals seems likely. A potential threat is invasive rat species which occur across these islands and are suspected to have driven Charmosyna amabilis extinct on Fiji and C. diadema extinct on New Caledonia, although the Solomons Islands have native rats which might reduce the species’ susceptibility to invasive rats.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 26 June 2023. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 26 June 2023, when discussions will re-open.
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2023 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 2 July 2023, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 10 July 2023.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Meek’s Lorikeet is recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2023.2 GTB Forum process. The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Buckingham, Dutson and Newman (undated/1990) recorded 17 contacts/km2 in old-growth hill forest, 220 in primary montane forest (> about 500 m) and 640 in primary moss forest (> about 1200 m); subsequent observations indicate that it also feeds down to sea-level, perhaps only as daily movements from nearby mountains (pers. obs.). Woxvold & Novera (2021) recorded flocks of 3–8+ daily above 1,450 m at Kukupi, Bougainville. It is less common on other islands (pers. obs.) The AOO, or the area of land above 900 m, has not been defined. A total population of >10,000 individuals seems likely. A potential threat is invasive rat species which occur across these islands and are suspected to have driven Charmosyna amabilis extinct on Fiji and C. diadema extinct on New Caledonia, although the Solomons Islands have native rats which might reduce the species’ susceptibility to invasive rats.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 26 June 2023. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 26 June 2023, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2023 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 2 July 2023, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 10 July 2023.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Meek’s Lorikeet is recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2023.2 GTB Forum process. The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.