- Chattering Lory
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Chattering Lory 
At Jurong Bird Park Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Tribe: Lorini Genus: Lorius Species: L. garrulus Binomial name Lorius 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 Lorikeet.
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Taxonomy
The species Lorius garrulus contains three subspecies:[2]
- Lorius garrulus (Linnaeus) 1758
- Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus Salvadori 1877 - Yellow-backed Lory
- Lorius garrulus garrulus (Linnaeus) 1758
- Lorius garrulus morotaianus (Bemmel) 1940
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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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). Lorius garrulus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28. http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/psit.html.
- ^ 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 0691092516.
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- Oriental Bird Images: Chattering Lory Selected photos
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