- Dusky Lory
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Dusky Lory 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Tribe: Lorini Genus: Pseudeos Species: P. fuscata Binomial name Pseudeos fuscata
(Blyth, 1858)The Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata) is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family, and the only species of the genus Pseudeos.[2] Alternative common names are the White-rumped Lory or the Dusky-orange Lory.[3] It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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Description
The Dusky Lory is short tailed parrot about 25 cm (10 in) long. It is mainly brown and has a whitish back and rump. It has two colour phases; the band across the upper chest together with its abdomen are either yellow or orange. The beak is dark orange and there is an area of bare orange skin at the base of its lower mandible. The irises are red and the legs are grey. The male and females are identical in external appearance. Juveniles are duller with a yellowish back and rump, yellowish-grey irises, and a beak that is yellow at the base and brown/black towards the tip.[4]
Range and habitat
The Dusky Lory's native range includes New Guinea below about 2500m in both the Indonesian (West Papua), and Papua New Guinean zones of the island. It is also native to the nearby Indonesian islands of Salawati and Yapen.[3]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
Photographs showing plumage colours
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The back and rump of the adult is white
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Side (yellow phase)
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Front (orange phase)
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Drinking from a cup of nectar
References
- ^ BirdLife International 2008. Pseudeos fuscata. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 May 2009.
- ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28. http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/psit.html.
- ^ a b Forshaw (2006). page 28.
- ^ Forshaw (2006). plate 8.
Cited texts
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691092516.
External links
Media related to Pseudeos fuscata at Wikimedia Commons
Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Lorini) Genus Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet or a separate species)
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)Chalcopsitta Eos Pseudeos Dusky LoryTrichoglossus Ornate Lorikeet • Pohnpei Lorikeet • Mindanao Lorikeet (or Johnstone's Lorikeet) • Citrine Lorikeet (or Yellow-and-green Lorikeet) • Rainbow Lorikeet • Sunset Lorikeet (or Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet) * • Leaf Lorikeet (also Flores Lorikeet or Weber's Lorikeet) * • Marigold Lorikeet * • Red-collared Lorikeet * • Scaly-breasted Lorikeet • Olive-headed LorikeetPsitteuteles Lorius Phigys Vini Blue-crowned Lorikeet • Kuhl's Lorikeet (or Rimatara Lorikeet) • Stephen's Lorikeet (or Henderson Lorikeet) • Violet Lorikeet (Blue Lorikeet or Tahitian Lory) • Ultramarine Lorikeet • Sinoto's Lorikeet † ₴ • Conquered Lorikeet † ₴Glossopsitta Charmosyna Oreopsittacus Neopsittacus 
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