Yellow-bibbed Lory
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Tribe: | Lorini |
| Genus: | Lorius |
| Species: | L. chlorocercus |
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| Lorius chlorocercus Gould, 1856 |
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The Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus) is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.[1][2] It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.
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[edit] Description
The Yellow-bibbed Lory is 28 cm (11 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of head and green wings. It has a yellow transverse band on upper chest and a crescent-shaped black patch on each side of neck. It has blue/green thighs and dark-grey legs. It has an orange-red beak, dark-grey eyerings, and orange irises. Under its wings the bird has blue feathers.[2]
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[edit] Relationship With Humans
There are said[by whom?] to be only two breeding pairs in the United States. However, they are very sweet, kind birds[says who?]. As they are a type of parrot, they have a relatively large vocabulary for an animal[citation needed].
[edit] Range and habitat
The Yellow-bibbed Lory is endemic to the eastern Solomon Islands.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
[edit] References
- ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28. http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/psit.html.
- ^ a b c Forshaw (2006). plate 17.
- BirdLife International (2008). Lorius chlorocercus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 December 2009.
[edit] Cited texts
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691092516.
