Purple-bellied Lory

Purple-bellied Lory

At Walsrode Bird Park, Germany
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Tribe:	Lorini
Genus:	Lorius
Species:	L. hypoinochrous
Binomial name
*Lorius hypoinochrous* Gray, 1859

The Purple-bellied Lory (Lorius hypoinochrous) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

1 Description
2 Taxonomy
3 References
4 Cited texts

Description

The Purple-bellied Lory is 26 cm (10 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of head, green wings, and purple underparts. Its thighs are purple and it's legs are dark grey. It's tail is red with dark green-blue at the tip. It's cere is white. The eyerings are grey and the irises are orange-red. The three subspecies differ with slightly different plumage colours.^[2]

Taxonomy

The species Lorius hypoinochrous contains two subspecies:^[3]

Lorius hypoinochrous Gray, GR 1859

Lorius hypoinochrous devittatus Hartert 1898
Lorius hypoinochrous hypoinochrous Gray, GR 1859
Lorius hypoinochrous rosselianus Rothschild & Hartert 1918

References

^ BirdLife International (2009). Lorius hypoinochrous. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 December 2009.
^ Forshaw (2006). plate 16.
^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28. http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/psit.html.

Cited texts

Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691092516.

Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Lorini)

Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet or a separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Chalcopsitta	Black Lory • Brown Lory (or Duyvenbode's Lory) • Streaked Lory • Cardinal Lory

Eos	Black-winged Lory • Violet-necked Lory • Blue-streaked Lory • Red-and-blue Lory • Red Lory • Blue-eared Lory

Pseudeos	Dusky Lory

Trichoglossus	Ornate Lorikeet • Pohnpei Lorikeet • Mindanao Lorikeet (or Johnstone's Lorikeet) • Citrine Lorikeet (or Yellow-and-green Lorikeet) • Rainbow Lorikeet • Sunset Lorikeet (or Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet) * • Leaf Lorikeet (also Flores Lorikeet or Weber's Lorikeet) * • Marigold Lorikeet * • Red-collared Lorikeet * • Scaly-breasted Lorikeet • Olive-headed Lorikeet

Psitteuteles	Varied Lorikeet • Iris Lorikeet • Goldie's Lorikeet

Lorius	Purple-bellied Lory • Black-capped Lory (or Stresemann's Lory) • White-naped Lory • Yellow-bibbed Lory • Purple-naped Lory • Chattering Lory

Phigys	Collared Lory

Vini	Blue-crowned Lorikeet • Kuhl's Lorikeet (or Rimatara Lorikeet) • Stephen's Lorikeet (or Henderson Lorikeet) • Violet Lorikeet (Blue Lorikeet or Tahitian Lory) • Ultramarine Lorikeet • Sinoto's Lorikeet † ₴ • Conquered Lorikeet † ₴

Glossopsitta	Musk Lorikeet • Little Lorikeet • Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Charmosyna	Palm Lorikeet • Red-chinned Lorikeet • Meek's Lorikeet • Blue-fronted Lorikeet • Striated Lorikeet • Pygmy Lorikeet • Red-fronted Lorikeet • Red-flanked Lorikeet • New Caledonian Lorikeet • Red-throated Lorikeet • Duchess Lorikeet • Fairy Lorikeet • Josephine's Lorikeet • Papuan Lorikeet

Oreopsittacus	Plum-faced Lorikeet

Neopsittacus	Yellow-billed Lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's Lorikeet) • Orange-billed Lorikeet (or Emerald Lorikeet)

Purple-bellied Lory

Contents

Description

Taxonomy

References

Cited texts