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Violet-necked Lory
Also Known As: Violet-naped Lory, Violet-headed Lory, Wallace's Violet-necked Lory, Moluccan Red Lory
Species Profile
Genus:Eos
Species:
squamata
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 27cm (10.5 in) | 110g (3.8 oz) |
Races including nominate:
three: E.s. squamata, E.s. riciniata, E.s. obiensis
Colourization Adult:
E.s. squamata: both adults purple/blue wide band around neck, varying in width individually; abdomen to undertail coverts dark purple; scapulars soft purple tipped in black; greater wing coverts and flight feathers red with wide black tips; underwing coverts and undersides of flight feathers red, with black tips on primaries; tail purple/red. Bill orange/brown. Eye orange. E.s. riciniata: both adults very visible purple/grey neck band extending up to hindcrown with red nape; scapulars red; throat to upper breast purple/grey, with red border on lower breast. E.s. obiensis: both adults as in riciniata, but scapulars black, not red; varying purple/grey neck band; throat to upper abdomen red in colour.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but feathers of underparts lined with dusky mauve/black. Eye brown.
Call: Loud screeches and shrill notes made while in flight. Short, high-pitched squeals, screeches and whistles, some faint, others loud, made while feeding.
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Content Sources:
Lory Link http://www.kcbbs.gen.nz/lori/ar/lories.html
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E006.htm&Pic=006_1.JPG
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1340&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/
xeno-canto Asia http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php
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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