Chattering lory
| Chattering lory | |
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| At Jurong Bird Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Lorius |
| Species: | L. garrulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lorius garrulus | |
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Psittacus garrulus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The chattering lory (Lorius garrulus) is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade.
The race L. g. flavopalliatus is known as the yellow-backed lory.
Taxonomy
The species Lorius garrulus contains three subspecies:[2]
- L. g. flavopalliatus – Salvadori 1877: Yellow-backed lory, found on Kasiruta, Bacan, Obi and Mandiole Islands
- L. g. garrulus – (Linnaeus, 1758): nominate, found on Halmahera, Widi and Ternate Islands
- L. g. morotaianus – (van Bemmel, 1940): found on Morotai and Rau Islands
Description
The chattering lory is 30 cm (12 in) long. It is mostly red with an all-red head and an orange beak. The eyerings are grey and the irises are orange-red. The wings are mainly green and the angle of the wing is yellow. Its thighs are green. The tail is tipped with dark green. It has dark grey legs. It may or may not have a yellow area on its back depending on the subspecies.[3]
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At Kuala Lumpur Bird Park -
Yellow-backed lorikeets -
At Jurong Bird Park, Singapore -
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Lorius garrulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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- ^ Forshaw (2006). plate 17.
Cited texts
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
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External links
- BirdLife species factsheet for Lorius garrulus
- Oriental Bird Images: Chattering Lory - Selected photos
- "Lorius garrulus". Avibase.
- "Chattering lory media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Chattering lory photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Interactive range map of Lorius garrulus at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Chattering lory on Xeno-canto.
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