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Dusky Lory
Also Known As: White-rumped Lory, Dusky-orange Lory
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Did You Know?
The Dusky Lory roosts communally in groups of up to a thousand birds.
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Species Profile
Genus:Pseudeos
Species:
fuscata
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 25cm (9.75 in) | 140-190g (5-6.7 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults have two colour phases with varying tones; in general plumage dusty olive/brown; dull yellow crown; band on foreneck yellow or red/orange, with occasionally a second band across chest; yellow or red/orange lower breast to abdomen; buff/white back and rump; brown and yellow or red/orange underwing coverts; pair of underwing bands orange/yellow; yellow/olive tail. Bill deep orange. Skin at base of bill bare and orange. Eye red.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with more extensive yellow or orange/red markings on underparts; dull buff/yellow back and rump. Bill brown/black with yellow at base. Eye yellow/grey.
Call: Calls heard as harsh and grating screeches.
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Content Sources:
Busch Gardens/Discovery Bay Adventure Camps
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E011.htm&Pic=011_1.JPG
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1345&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
ML Media Collection Catalogue 65941, Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata, Connop, Scott, Papua New Guinea, Oct. 11 1993, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.
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