Tribe Loriini Scientific name Eos semilarvata Higher classification Eos Order Parrot | Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Loriinae Genus Eos Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Black‑winged lory, Violet‑necked lory, White‑naped lory, Red‑chinned lorikeet, Striated lorikeet | ||
Blue eared lory
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 Malaku province, Indonesia.
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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.
Blue eared lory
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