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Iris Lorikeet  

 
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Captive Iris Lorikeet at San Diego Zoo

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Did You Know?
The Iris Lorikeet has a strongly built beak, more so than most lories and lorikeets. It is speculated that this may be an adaptation for a specific item in its diet. The diet of this bird is not well known.

Species Profile
Genus:
Psitteuteles

Species:
iris

Size: Adult Weight:
20cm (7.8 in) 65-75g (2.3-2.6oz)

Races including nominate:
three: P.i. iris, P.i. rubripileum, P.i. wetterensis

Colourization Adult: P.i. iris: both adults in general yellow/green; red forecrown and area above eye, in female less extensive and lighter; purple/blue band from area behind eye to ear coverts; sides of hindneck purple/blue; pale grey/blue occiput; nuchal collar yellow/green; yellow/green underparts barred with darker green. Bill orange/red. Eye orange. P.i. rubripileum: both adults forecrown to occiput red, with minimal grey/blue. P.i. wetterensis: both adults darker red forecrown with grey/blue mixed in; eye to ear coverts has darker purple band; dull red/brown wash on forecheeks with blue tint; darker barring on underparts; larger in size.

Colourization Juvenile: P.i. iris: as in adult female, but with less red on forecrown; band from behind eye to ear coverts duller. Bill brown. Eye brown. P.i. rubripileum: as in adults. P.i. wetterensis: as in adults.

Call: Calls are a variety of screeches, some shrill, and whistles.

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Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E020.htm&Pic=020_1.JPG

Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1355&m=0

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi, Grajal, 2000.

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.

Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.