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Blue-eared Lory
Also Known As: Seram Lory, Half-masked Lory
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Did You Know?
A pair of Blue-eared Lories were seen in courtship in which the male made soft calls to the female and bowed to her.
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Species Profile
Genus:Eos
Species:
semilarvata
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 24cm (9.4 in) | 170g (5.9 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults in general dark red; purple/blue on upper cheeks to ear coverts; purple/blue band down sides of neck; black primary feathers with wide red speculum; secondary feathers red with black tips; black tertials, washed with blue; red/brown tail. Eye orange/red.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but plumage in general paler and duller; pale blue only on ear coverts and under eye; scapular feathers brown/grey edged with pale blue; red abdomen with some feathers edged soft blue. Eye orange/brown.
Call: Calls made in flight loud and screechy.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1344&m=0
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
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