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Yellow-bibbed lory

The yellow-bibbed lory is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the southern Solomon Islands.

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Yellow-bibbed lory
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Lorius
Species:
L. chlorocercus
Binomial name
Lorius chlorocercus
Gould, 1856

The yellow-bibbed lory (Lorius chlorocercus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.23 It is endemic to the southern Solomon Islands.

Description

The yellow-bibbed lory is 28 cm (11 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of the head and green wings. It has a yellow transverse band on the upper chest and a crescent-shaped black patch on each side of the 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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    Underside

Range and habitat

The yellow-bibbed lory is endemic to the eastern Solomon Islands.3 Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Relationship with humans

Yellow-bibbed Lories mimic a wide range of sounds, including the human voice, in other words they are 'talking parrots'.4 Providing a permit is obtained, it is exempt from export prohibition under the Solomon Islands Wildlife Protection and Management Act (1998)5

References

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Lorius chlorocercus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22684621A95212022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684621A95212022.en.
  2. "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". zoonomen.net. 28 March 2009.
  3. Forshaw (2006). plate 17.
  4. Schroeder, Dick. "The Yellow-Bibbed Lory". Bird Channel. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. Shepherd, C.R.; Stengel, C.J.; Nijman, V. (2012). The Export and Re-export of CITES-listed Birds from the Solomon Islands (PDF). Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia: TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. ISBN 978-983-3393-35-0.

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