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The dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.[2] Alternative common names are the white-rumped lory or the dusky-orange lory.[3] It is found in New Guinea and the offshore islands of Batanta, Salawati and Yapen. They are also known as "banded lories" or "duskies".
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| A dusky lory at Gembira Loka Zoo, Indonesia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Pseudeos |
| Species: | P. fuscata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudeos fuscata (Blyth, 1858) | |
Description
The dusky lory is short-tailed parrot about 25 cm (10 in) long. It is mainly brown and has a whitish back and rump. It has two colour phases; the band across the upper chest together with its abdomen are either yellow or orange. The beak is dark orange and there is an area of bare orange skin at the base of its lower mandible. The irises are red and the legs are grey. The male and females are identical in external appearance. Juveniles are duller with a yellowish back and rump, yellowish-grey irises, and a beak that is yellow at the base and brown/black towards the tip.[4]
Range and habitat
The dusky lory's native range includes New Guinea below about 2500m in both the Indonesian (West Papua), and Papua New Guinean zones of the island. It is also native to the nearby Indonesian islands of Salawati and Yapen.[3]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Photographs showing plumage colours
The back and rump of the adult is white
Side (yellow phase)
Side (orange phase)
Front (orange phase)
Drinking from a cup of nectar at Woburn Safari Park
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Pseudeos fuscata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684528A93034403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684528A93034403.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.
- Forshaw (2006). page 28.
- Forshaw (2006). plate 8.
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.
External links
Media related to Pseudeos fuscata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pseudeos fuscata at Wikispecies
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На других языках
- [en] Dusky lory
[es] Pseudeos fuscata
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