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Blue-streaked Lory  (Eos reticulata)

Also Known As: Blue-necked Lory
 
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Blue-streaked Lory

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Did You Know?
Lories and lorikeets have specialized tongues for feeding on nectar. Tiny hair-like projections called papillae form a U-shape on the end of the tongue. When the bird extends its tongue while feeding the papillae soak up the nectar.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
>220,000

Range: Found on Yamdena and Larat, Tanimbar Islands and Babar Island, Indonesia. Introduced to Kai Islands and Damar Island, where it has possibly disappeared.

Habitat:
Occurs in mangroves, coconut groves, plantations and secondary forest along the coast; also primary forest.

Threat Summary:
About 3000 birds are traded on the international bird market each year, which have been judged to not have caused numbers to decline. Habitat loss however is continuing, and this, combined with trapping, will probably lead to more declines.

IUCN Rating:
Near-threatened

Wild Diet:
Not available

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Habits are similar to those of other Eos species. Usually seen in flying flocks of ten or more birds; flocks are often noisy. When seen singly or in pairs are more shy.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 rounded eggs, 29.0 x 23.0mm (1.1 x 0.9 in)

Breeding Season:
Not available

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/publications/downloads/jepson01-tanimbar.pdf

More Info Sites:
http://www.swbg-adventurecamps.com/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/aves/psittaciformes/blue-streaked-lory.htm

http://www.oregonzoo.org/Cards/Lorikeets/blue-streaked.lory.htm

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120097988/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-streaked_Lory