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Blue-crowned Lory
Also Known As: Blue-crowned Lory, Blue-crested Lory, Samoan Lory, Segavao (Samoa), Hengehenga (Tonga)
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Usually nests in trees but also will dig burrows in banks, although nesting sites are not confirmed in these.
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Species Profile
Genus:Vini
Species:
australis
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 19cm (7.4in) | 47-52g (1.6-1.8 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Small mostly green parrot, red on throat and abdomen, blue-streaked feathers on crown, dark orange bill, yellow eye, blue/purple thighs.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but with less red on face and throat, little or no abdominal patch, shorter blue streaking on crown, no purple/blue on thighs, eye brown.
Call: Shrill, high-pitched and creaky, described as a screech or whistle, while feeding or in flight.
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Content Sources:
Lorinae.com
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1364&m=0
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
ML Media Collection Catalogue 139878, Blue-crowned Lory Vini australis, Pratt, H. Douglas, American Samoa, Nov. 20 2006, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
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