Order Psittaciformes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Loriinae Higher classification Lorius | |
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Similar Purple‑bellied lory, Red‑chinned lorikeet, Meek's lorikeet, Pygmy lorikeet, Palm lorikeet | ||
The white-naped lory (Lorius albidinucha) is a monotypic species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
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Description
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.
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to central and southern New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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