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Yellow bibbed lory

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Tribe
  
Loriini

Scientific name
  
Lorius chlorocercus

Higher classification
  
Lorius

Order
  
Parrot

Superfamily
  
Psittacoidea

Subfamily
  
Loriinae

Genus
  
Lorius

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species


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

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The yellow-bibbed lory (Lorius chlorocercus) is a monotypic species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Contents

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Description

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The yellow-bibbed lory is 28 cm (11 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of head and green wings. It has a yellow transverse band on upper chest and a crescent-shaped black patch on each side of neck. It has blue/green thighs and dark-grey legs. It has an orange-red beak, dark-grey eyerings, and orange irises. Under its wings the bird has blue feathers.

Range and habitat

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The yellow-bibbed lory is endemic to the eastern Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Relationship With Humans

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Yellow-bibbed Lories mimic a wide range of sounds, including the human voice, in other words they are 'talking parrots'. Providing a permit is obtained, it is exempt from export prohibition under the Solomon Islands Wildlife Protection and Management Act (1998)

Cited texts

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

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    References

    Yellow-bibbed lory Wikipedia