White-naped Lory
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White-naped Lory | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Subfamily: | Loriinae |
Tribe: | Loriini |
Genus: | Lorius |
Species: | L. albidinucha |
Binomial name | |
Lorius albidinucha (Rothschild & Hartert, 1924) | |
Synonyms | |
Lorius albidinuchus (Rothschild & Hartert, 1924) | |
The White-naped Lory (Lorius albidinucha) is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family.[2]
Description
The White-naped Lory is 26 cm (10 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of head and white on back of neck. It has green wings, and a narrow yellow transverse line on each side of body below neck. It has dark-grey legs. It has an orange-red beak, dark-grey eyerings, and orange-yellow pupils.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lorius albidinucha". 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.
- ↑ Forshaw (2006). plate 17.
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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