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White-naped Lory  

 
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Did You Know?
The White-naped Lory is not in danger from tree harvesting at present so long as logging operations do not extend above the 500m (1640 ft) mark in montane forests.

Species Profile
Genus:
Lorius

Species:
albidinucha

Size: Adult Weight:
26cm (10 in) 152-164g (5.3-5.7 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults generally red in colour; black forehead and lores to occiput, with white patch on back of neck; thin yellow stripe on each side of neck; green wings; underwing band yellow; tail red with broad green tip. Bill orange/red. Eye yellow/orange.

Colourization Juvenile: Undescribed.

Call: Whistling with upward inflection described, weak in power.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1361&m=0

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

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

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.