- Lorius domicella
Identification
28 cm. The bird is mainly red, with orange bill. Its cap is black, becoming violet at rear; there is a variable yellow band across upper breast. Thighs are purplish blue. Green wings, red, broad and rounded tail, tipped brownish-red.
Similar species
- Red Lory : longer, pointed slender tail, largely red wings and cap.
- Blue-eared Lory : longer, pointed slender tail, largely red wings and cap.
Distribution
Islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku (= Moluccan Islands), Indonesia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Hill and submontane rainforest, sometimes preferring ridges, within a fairly restricted altitudinal range (between 300 and 1,100 m, but only common between 600 and 1,000 m).
Behaviour
It lives in pairs or scattered flocks; largely sedentary.
Voice: whistling wee-ooo wee-auuh
External Links
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