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Yellow-streaked Lory  (Chalcopsitta scintillata)

Also Known As: Greater Streaked Lory, Cream-streaked Lory, Red-fronted Lory
 
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Yellow-streaked Lorikeet closeup

Credit: © Jim McKendry
 
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Did You Know?
Yellow-streaked Lory pairs often engage in acrobatic flying with much calling to each other.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
100,000

Range:
C.s. scintillata: S New Guinea, east to Fly River, W Papua New Guinea.
C.s. chloroptera: SE and SC New Guinea, west to Fly and Noord Rivers, E Irian Jaya.
C.s. rubrifrons: Aru Islands, Indonesia.


Habitat:
Lowland savannahs and nearby forests, usually secondary growth. Also coconut plantations and mangroves. Up to 800m (2624 ft).

Threat Summary:
None so far.

IUCN Rating:
Least Concern

Wild Diet:
Nectar from flowering trees, and fruit.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Gregarious, in pairs or groups of up to several dozen individuals; also spend time with Rainbow Lorikeets and Red-flanked Lorikeets in flowering trees. Aerial displaying frequent.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 rounded eggs, about 30.0 x 25.0mm (1.2 x 1 in).

Breeding Season:
February and September.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9921628&dopt=Abstract

More Info Sites:
http://www.birdbaby.com/yelstreak.htm