Purple-naped Lory

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Purple-naped Lory
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Genus: Lorius Species: L. domicella
Binomial name
Lorius domicella (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Purple-naped Lory, Lorius domicella is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to the islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Lorius domicella. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 7 January 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable