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Purple-naped Lory  

Also Known As: Purple-capped Lory
 
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Purple-naped Lory, Seram, Indonesia

Credit: (c) Rob Hutchinson
 
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Species Profile
Genus:
Lorius

Species:
domicella

Size: Adult Weight:
28cm (11 in) 235g (8.2 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults in general red; black forehead and lores to occiput, with purple patch bordering from behind; upper breast has yellow band which varies from bird to bird; purple/blue thighs; green wings; yellow underwing-band; red tail, tipped with darker brown/red. Bill orange. Eye ring dark grey. Eye orange/red.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but patch behind occiput more extensive and deeper purple; wider pectoral band; greater underwing coverts margined with black; faint blue tip on tail. Bill brown. Eye ring grey/white. Eye brown.

Call: Calls are described as being melodious.

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Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E028.htm&Pic=028_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=1358&m=0

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

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

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.