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Care in Captivity

Pet Suitability:
Playful and inquisitive. Can be noisy and shrill. May become quite bonded with keeper in time.

Captive Status:
Occasionally available through 1970s and 1980s; less so now.

Longevity:
Probably 25-35yrs.

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

Enrichment:
Provide overhead misters or shallow bowls of water for bathing. Provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering branches. Also provide puzzle/foraging toys and easy-to-clean ladders, swings and other toys.

Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 10" x 10" x 14" (25.4cm x 25.4cm x 35.5cm).

Clutch Size:
2

Incubation Time:
25 days

Fledging Age:
11-12 weeks

Hatch Weight:
Not available

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=E005.htm&Pic=005_1.JPG

http://www.birdcare.com.au/black_winged_lory.htm

http://www.avianweb.com/blackwingedlories.html