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The blue-eared lory (Eos semilarvata) (also known as Ceram lory, half-masked lory or Seram lory) is a parrot found only on the island of Seram in Maluku province, Indonesia.

Blue-eared lory
Feeding at San Diego Zoo
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Eos
Species:	E. semilarvata
Binomial name
Eos semilarvata Bonaparte, 1850

The blue-eared lory is the smallest Eos at 24 cm long. It has a red body with blue cheeks, chin, and ear-coverts, purple-blue abdomen and undertail coverts, and black streaked wings. The adult has an orange beak with juvenile's pink.

The blue-eared lory is sometimes found in the altitude as low as 800 m, but primarily from 1600–2400 m. It feeds on flowering trees, including tree-heathers above the tree-line. The flocks are small.

A common species in its limited range, the blue-eared lory is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

References

• Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.
• "Species factsheet: Eos semilarvata". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 20 March 2009.

External links

• Oriental Bird Images: Blue-eared Lory

На других языках

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- [en] Blue-eared lory

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[es] Eos semilarvata

El lori de Ceram o lori de Seram[2] (Eos semilarvata) es una especie de ave psitaciforme de la familia Psittaculidae endémica de la isla de Ceram, en las Molucas (Indonesia).[3] Es el más pequeño del género Eos, con sólo 24 cm de largo.

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[fr] Lori masqué

Eos semilarvata

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[it] Eos semilarvata

Il lori guanceblu (Eos semilarvata Bonaparte, 1850) è un uccello della famiglia degli Psittaculidi.[2]

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[ru] Полумасковый красный лори

Полумасковый красный лори[1] (лат. Eos semilarvata) — птица семейства попугаевых.

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