Alternative names: Rajah Lory and Red-quilled Lory
- Chalcopsitta atra
Identification
30cm
- Blackish body
- Black bill
- Dark grey feet
- Long rounded tail
- Yellow and red undertail
Sexes are similar
Distribution
Western New Guinea and surrounding islands, Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies.
- C. a. bernsteini:
- Misool Island (off western New Guinea)
- C. a. atra:
- Western New Guinea (western Vogelkop Peninsula), Batanta and Salawati islands
- C. a. insignis:
- Western New Guinea (eastern Vogelkop and Onin Peninsula) and Amberpon Island
A fourth subspecies spectabilis is generally considered invalid.[2]
Habitat
Open habitat and lowland forests, coastal savanna and mangroves.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes flowers, nectar, pollen, fruits, insects and insect larvae.
Breeding
The 2 white eggs are incubated for 24-25 days; the young fledge about 10 weeks later.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Lory. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Lory
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
