Chattering lory
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L. garrulus
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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
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Yellow-backed lorikeets
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At Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
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At Birdworld, England
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References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lorius garrulus. |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Lorius garrulus |
- BirdLife species factsheet for Lorius garrulus
- Oriental Bird Images: Chattering Lory - Selected photos
- Lorius garrulus on Avibase
- Chattering lory videos, photos, and sounds at the 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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