Purple-bellied Lory

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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
Superfamily:	Psittacoidea
Family:	Psittaculidae
Subfamily:	Loriinae
Tribe:	Loriini
Genus:	Lorius
Species:	L. hypoinochrous
Binomial name
*Lorius hypoinochrous* Gray, 1859

The Purple-bellied Lory (Lorius hypoinochrous) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae 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 montane forests.

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 its legs are dark grey. Its 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 contains three 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 (2012). "Lorius hypoinochrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
↑ Forshaw (2006). plate 16.
↑ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.

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.

v t e 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)

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