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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Psittaciformes

Family
  
Psittaculidae

Scientific name
  
Lorius garrulus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superfamily
  
Psittacoidea

Subfamily
  
Loriinae

Higher classification
  
Lorius

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Similar
  
Bird, Lorius, Parrot, Lories and lorikeets, Black‑capped lory

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The chattering lory (Lorius garrulus) is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade.

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The race L. g. flavopalliatus is known as the yellow-backed lory.

Chattering lory


Taxonomy

The species Lorius garrulus contains three subspecies:

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  • L. g. flavopalliatus – Salvadori 1877: Yellow-backed lory, found on Kasiruta, Bacan, Obi and Mandiole Islands
  • L. g. garrulus – (Linnaeus, 1758): nominate, found on Halmahera, Widi and Ternate Islands
  • L. g. morotaianus – (van Bemmel, 1940): found on Morotai and Rau Islands

    • Description

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    The chattering lory is 30 cm (12 in) long. It is mostly red with an all-red head and an orange beak. The eyerings are grey and the irises are orange-red. The wings are mainly green and the angle of the wing is yellow. Its thighs are green. The tail is tipped with dark green. It has dark grey legs. It may or may not have a yellow area on its back depending on the subspecies.

    Cited texts

    Chattering lory Yellow Backed Chattering Lory Wingham Wildlife Park

  • Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6. 

    • References

    Chattering lory Wikipedia
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