The red-flanked lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna placentis) is a species of
parrot in the family
Psittaculidae.
It is found in
Mollucas,
New Guinea and the
Bismarck Archipelago.
Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Only the adult males have the red plumage on the head and sides.
Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)