White-naped lory
| White-naped lory | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Lorius |
| Species: | L. albidinucha
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| Binomial name | |
| Lorius albidinucha (Rothschild&Hartert,1924)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lorius albidinuchus(Rothschild & Hartert, 1924) | |
Thewhite-naped lory(Lorius albidinucha) is amonotypicspecies ofparrotin the familyPsittaculidae.[2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]It isendemicto central and southernNew IrelandinPapua New Guinea.Its naturalhabitatsaresubtropical or tropical moist lowland forestand subtropical or tropical moistmontane forest.It is threatened byhabitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^BirdLife International (2016)."Lorius albidinucha".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T22684603A93037395.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684603A93037395.en.
- ^"Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)".zoonomen.net. 28 March 2009.
- ^Forshaw (2006). plate 17.
Cited texts
[edit]- Forshaw, Joseph M.(2006).Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide.Illustrated byFrank Knight.Princeton University Press.ISBN0-691-09251-6.
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