Purple-bellied Lory |
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Also known as: Eastern Black-capped Lory, Louisade Lory
Purple-bellied Lory
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Genus: Lorius | Species: hypoinochrous
Size:
26cm (10 in)
Weight:
200-240g (7-8.4 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
three: L.h. hypoinochrous, L.h. rosselianus, L.h. devittatus
Colour Adult:
L.h. hypoinochrous: Both adults in general red, paler on breast; darker red upper abdomen; black forehead and lores to occiput, glossed purple; green wings; blue/purple thighs and lower abdomen; greater underwing coverts red with black margins; underwing band yellow; red tail, widely tipped with dark blue/green. Bill coral red. Cere white. Eye orange/red.
L.h. rosselianus: As in hypoinochrous, but breast same dark red as upper abdomen.
L.h. devittatus: Greater underwing coverts lack black margins.
Colour Juvenile:
L.h. hypoinochrous: As in adults but bill brown. Eye brown.
L.h. rosselianus: As in adults.
L.h. devittatus: As in adults but black margins to greater underwing coverts present in some juveniles.
Call:
Calls are described as distinctively nasal in character; also mournful. More prolonged and high-pitched than that of L. lory.
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Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Purple-bellied Lory
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Related publications: Lorius hypoinochrousSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not usually seen in aviculture.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Aviary or suspended enclosure with well-drained concrete floor and tiled surround.
Diet:
Nectar, a commercial type or homemade from lactose-free baby cereal, honey, malt extract or molasses, mixed with filtered water and made fresh once or twice daily, adding wheat germ as well if desired; fruits (once or twice daily) such as: apple, pear, orange, cactus fruits and bananas, and one or more of the following items daily: carrot, fresh corn on the cob or tinned, unsalted corn, green leaves such as Swiss chard, lettuce or kale; rearing food made from hard-boiled egg, wholegrain bread, low-fat cheese and carrot all ground to crumbly consistency.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 30cm x 30cm x 60cm (12 x 12 x 24 in).
Clutch Size:
2
Incubation Time:
Probably 25-26 days.
Fledging Age:
Probably 11 weeks.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
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Purple-bellied Lory
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Related publications: Lorius hypoinochrousSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. Common throughout its range.
Range:
L.h. hypoinochrous: Misima and Tagula Islands, in Louisiade Archipelago, E Papua New Guinea.
L.h. rosselianus: Rossel Island, in Louisiade Archipelago.
L.h. devittatus: Trobriand and Woodlark Islands, D'Entrecasteaux and Bismarck Archipelagos, and E Papua New Guinea, west in south to Cape Rodney and in north to Huon Gulf.
Habitat:
Found up to 1600m (5248 ft) in coastal vegetation, mangroves, coconut plantations, forest, forest edge, secondary growth, partly cleared or inhabited areas and gardens.
Wild Diet:
Forages on fruit of the savanna tree Antidesma gaisambulla, flowers of Plerandra, blossoms or very tiny fruits of coconut trees.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Found in singles, pairs or small groups of up to 20 birds. Noisy and conspicuous. Feeds in middle canopy. Will sometimes associate with Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and Eclectus Parrots.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Probably 2 eggs.
Breeding Season:
Recorded at mid-year; nest is in cavity high up in tree.
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