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Yellow-streaked Lory
Also Known As: Greater Streaked Lory, Cream-streaked Lory, Red-fronted Lory
Yellow-streaked Lorikeet closeup
Credit: © Jim McKendry
Species Profile
Genus:Chalcopsitta
Species:
scintillata
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 31cm (12.1 in) | 180-245g (6.3-8.6 oz) |
Races including nominate:
three: C. s. scintillata, C. s. chloroptera, C. s. rubifrons
Colourization Adult:
C.s. scintillata: both adults mostly green, the feathers pale green on shaft on head to abdomen and bright yellow on breast and mantle; red forehead, lores, thighs and underwing coverts, in female less evident on forehead; red on sides of breast; underwing banded with yellow. Bill black. Eye ring bare and grey. Skin at base of bill grey/black. Eye orange/red. C.s. chloroptera: as in scintillata, but narrower streaking in plumage; green underwing coverts with or without red markings. C.s. rubrifrons: as in scintillata but broader, orange/yellow streaking in plumage.
Colourization Juvenile:
C.s. scintillata: as in adults but with minimal amount of red on forehead; varying yellow marks at base of bill. Eye brown. C.s. chloroptera: as in adults. C.s. rubrifrons: as in adults.
Call: Vocal while in flight and when perched. A electronic-sounding screech and many syllabled musical notes of varying tone and length.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1337&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, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.
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