Yellow-bibbed lory
| Yellow-bibbed 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. chlorocercus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lorius chlorocercus Gould, 1856 | |
The yellow-bibbed lory (Lorius chlorocercus) is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family.[2][3] It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.
Description
The yellow-bibbed lory is 28 cm (11 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of head and green wings. It has a yellow transverse band on upper chest and a crescent-shaped black patch on each side of neck. It has blue/green thighs and dark-grey legs. It has an orange-red beak, dark-grey eyerings, and orange irises. Under its wings the bird has blue feathers.[3]
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Relationship With Humans
There are said to be only two breeding pairs in the United States. However, they are very sweet, kind birds. As they are a type of parrot, they have a relatively large vocabulary for an animal.
Range and habitat
The yellow-bibbed lory is endemic to the eastern Solomon Islands.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lorius chlorocercus". 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 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.