Cardinal Lory

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Cardinal Lory
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Chalcopsitta
Species: C. cardinalis
Binomial name
Chalcopsitta cardinalis
(Gray, 1849)

The Cardinal Lory (Chalcopsitta cardinalis) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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