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Yellow-bibbed Lory  

Also Known As: Green-tailed Lory, Gould's Lory
 
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Yellow-bibbed Lory perched

Credit: © Robert | http://www.pbase.com/robert/exotic_birds
 
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Did You Know?
The Yellow-bibbed Lory has a high capacity for mimicry.

Species Profile
Genus:
Lorius

Species:
chlorocercus

Size: Adult Weight:
28cm (11 in) 200g (7 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults in general bright red; black forehead and lores to occiput; cresent-shaped blue/black patch on each side of foreneck; upper breast has wide yellow band; purple/blue thighs; green wings; underwing stripe pink/red; red tail with wide green tips. Bill orange/red. Eye ring dark grey. Eye orange.

Colourization Juvenile: Yellow band on chest and markings on sides of foreneck minimal or absent. Thighs washed with green. Bill brown. Eye ring grey/white. Eye brown.

Call: Calls are described as shrieking and harsh. While feeding emits soft chattering.

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Content Sources:

The Lory Link http://www.kcbbs.gen.nz/lori/ar/lories.html

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E027.htm&Pic=027_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=1362&m=0

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

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.