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Care in Captivity

Pet Suitability:
Has attractive voice. May learn to mimic. Playful and inquisitive; may be loud at times. Are messy due to liquid diet.

Captive Status:
Common until the 1960's when export began to cease.

Longevity:
20-25 yrs

Housing:
Enclosure with well-drained floor, or suspended aviary over concrete sloping floor.

Enrichment:
Socialization, bathing (necessary daily because of liquid diet), puzzle toys, bird-safe chew toys, ladders, swings.

Nest Box Size:
Diagonal nest box 16" x 8" x 12" (40.6cm x 20.3cm x 30.5cm).

Clutch Size:
2

Incubation Time:
25 days

Fledging Age:
9-10 weeks

Hatch Weight:
8g (0.3 oz)

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.kcbbs.gen.nz/lori/ar/lories.html

More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E025.htm&Pic=025_1.JPG

http://www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/lorikeets/lorikeets.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-capped_Lory