Collared Lorikeet |
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Also known as: Collared Lory, Solitary Lory, Ruffed Lory, Fijan Lory, Kula (Fiji)
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Collared Lorikeet, San Diego Zoo
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Related publications: Phigys solitariusSpecies Profile
Genus: Phigys | Species: solitarius
Size:
20cm (7.8 in)
Weight:
75-85g (2.6-3 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults forehead, lores and crown dark purple, paler and more blue in the female with hindcrown washed green; elongated feathers of nape yellow/green, widely tipped with red; wings and back green, becoming yellow/green on rump; cheeks and ear coverts to throat and upper abdomen red; thighs and lower abdomen dark purple. Bill dark orange. Eye orange/red.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adult but with breast and upper abdomen faintly barred blue/purple; hindcrown and occiput dull purple, the feathers margined green red at tips minimal or absent. Bill brown. Eye pale brown.
Call:
Noted as shrill and screechy two-notes, the second note drawn out more than the first. Single shriek sometimes uttered while perched.
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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
ML Media Collection Catalogue 139733, Collared Lory Phigys solitarus, Pratt, H. Douglas, Fiji, Nov. 12 2005, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977. 2010 edition
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Collared Lorikeet, San Diego Zoo
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Related publications: Phigys solitariusSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not commonly kept.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Indoor aviary 12' x 6' x 6' (3.6 x 1.8 x 1.8m).
Diet:
Commercial or homemade nectar; fruits and vegetables may be offered. May take mealworms and hard boiled eggs. Offer commercial kibble.
Enrichment:
Provide flowering branches as food and enrichment. Love to bathe. Do best in a colony environment.
Nest Box Size:
Hollow nest log. Vertical box 6" x 6" x 24" (15cm x 15cm x 61cm).
Clutch Size:
1 or 2
Incubation Time:
About 30 days.
Fledging Age:
About 9 weeks old.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Collared Lorikeet, San Diego Zoo
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Red feathers from the Collared Lorikeet have been used by Samoans and Tongans to decoratively edge woven mats.Academic Research
Related publications: Phigys solitariusSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Common in forests and wet areas on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu; also common on Makogai Island. Rare on Ngau possibly due to nest-site competition from Prosopeia tabuensis. Has also been trapped for red feathers.
Range:
Found on the larger islands of Fiji Group, including northern Lau Archipelago.
Habitat:
Found up to 1200m (3936 ft). Occurs mainly in lowlands in humid forest, forest edge, plantations and second growth. May also be found in areas with flowering trees such as gardens.
Wild Diet:
Diet includes a variety of flowers including coconut palm and drala Erythrina indica and Spathodea campanulata; also fruit including mango Mangifera indica and soursop Annona muricata.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Are conspicuous and noisy. Found in pairs or small groups of five to fifteen individuals, but have been seen in flocks of up to 50.
Clutch and Egg Size:
1 or 2 broadly elliptical eggs, 26.0 x 22.0mm (1 x 0.8 in)
Breeding Season:
July, November-December. Nest is in cavity in tree or sometimes a rotting coconut.
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