Black Lory
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| Black Lory | |
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| At Taman Safari, Cisarua, Indonesia | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Loriinae |
| Tribe: | Loriini |
| Genus: | Chalcopsitta |
| Species: | C. atra |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli, 1786) | |
The Black Lory (Chalcopsitta atra) also known as Rajah Lory or Red-quilled Lory is a medium-sized, blackish parrot with black bill, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. Both sexes are similar.
The Black Lory is evaluated as Least Concern on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.[citation needed]
Taxonomy
The Black Lory genus contains three subspecies:[2]
Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli) 1786
- Chalcopsitta atra atra (Scopoli) 1786, native to western Bird's Head Peninsula of the Indonesian province of West Papua, and nearby islands.[3]
- Chalcopsitta atra bernsteini Rosenberg, HKB 1861, on the Indonesian island of Misool.[3]
- Chalcopsitta atra insignis Oustalet 1878, on eastern Bird's Head Peninsula, nearby islands, and the Onin and Bomberai Peninsulas of West Papua.[3]
Description
The Black Lory is 32 cm long (12.5 in) and has a black bill. Its plumage is mostly black with a blue rump. Red markings on face, thighs, and tail vary between the three subspecies. Males and females are similar in external appearance.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Chalcopsitta atra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Forshaw (2006). plate 7.
Cited texts
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
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