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Species Profile

Genus:
Lorius

Species:
lory

Size:	Adult Weight:
31cm (12.1 in)	200-260g (7-9.1 oz)

Races including nominate:
seven: L.l. lory, L.l. erythrothorax, L.l. somu, L.l. salvadorii, L.l. viridicrissalis, L.l. jobiensis, L.l. cyanuchen

Colourization Adult:
L.l. lory: both adults in general red; black forehead; black lores and occiput, all with purple gloss; dark blue band on back of neck; blue mantle; bronze/green wings; dark blue lower breast and undertail coverts; dark blue on sides of breast, meeting with blue mantle; underwing stripe yellow; red tail with wide blue/black tip. Bill yellow/orange. Dark grey cere. Eye orange/red. L.l. erthrothorax: both adults red on lower breast, blue on sides of breast absent; band across back of neck narrower. L.l. somu: both adults as in erthrothorax but blue on back of neck absent. L.l. salvadorii: both adults as in erythrothorax, but with dark blue underwing coverts; band on back of neck dark blue; centre of abdomen black and wide black band across lower breast meeting with underwing coverts. L.l. viridicrissalis: both adults as in salvadorii but with darker more black band on back of neck; in male underwing coverts washed with dark blue, in female dark blue. L.l. jobiensis: both adults as in salvadorii but with pink/red tint to red breast; yellow underwing band absent; lighter blue mantle and stripe across back of neck. L.l. cyanuchen: both adults in general blue markings lighter and less black in colour than in salvadorii; red on nape absent, blue of back of neck meeting black of crown and occiput.

Colourization Juvenile:
L.l. lory: as in adults but dark blue on upper breast; blue lesser underwing coverts. Cere and bare eye ring pale grey. Bill brown. Eye brown. L.l. erythrothorax: as in adults. L.l. somu: as in adults. L.l. salvadorii: as in adults. L.l. viridicrissalis: as in adults. L.l. jobiensis: as in adults. L.l. cyanuchen: as in adults.

Call: Calls given in flight are raucous two-or-three syllable whistling notes with upswing at end. Interspersed with loud calls. Gives whistles and squeaks while perched.

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