Purple-bellied Lory
| Purple-bellied Lory | |
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| At Walsrode Bird Park, Germany | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Tribe: | Lorini |
| Genus: | Lorius |
| Species: | L. hypoinochrous |
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| Lorius hypoinochrous Gray, 1859 |
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The Purple-bellied Lory (Lorius hypoinochrous) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
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[edit] Description
The Purple-bellied Lory is 26 cm (10 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of head, green wings, and purple underparts. Its thighs are purple and it's legs are dark grey. Its tail is red with dark green-blue at the tip. It's cere is white. The eyerings are grey and the irises are orange-red. The three subspecies differ with slightly different plumage colours.[2]
[edit] Taxonomy
The species Lorius hypoinochrous contains two subspecies:[3]
Lorius hypoinochrous Gray, GR 1859
- Lorius hypoinochrous devittatus Hartert 1898
- Lorius hypoinochrous hypoinochrous Gray, GR 1859
- Lorius hypoinochrous rosselianus Rothschild & Hartert 1918
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2009). Lorius hypoinochrous. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 December 2009.
- ^ Forshaw (2006). plate 16.
- ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28. http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/psit.html.
[edit] Cited texts
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691092516.
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