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Lorius

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Lorius is a genus of lory in the parrot family Psittaculidae. The genus contains six species that are distributed from the Moluccas in Indonesia through New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. They have characteristic red plumage with varying amounts of blue (and in some yellow and white), green wings, and in all but one species a black crown. The bills are orange and the feet are grey. With lengths of up to and average weights of , the members of this genus tend to be the largest of the Loriinae subfamily.

Species

Black-capped Lory

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPsittaciformes
  5. FamilyPsittacidae
Observations249
Observations recorded7,960

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
312
With media
76
Family
Psittacidae
Collections
FMNH, UCLA, UMZC, MNHN
Recorded in
[Papua New Guinea], IndonéSie, Indonesia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Loriinae
Image
Lorius lory - Bird Park, Singapore - upside down-8a.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
Commons category
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taxon name
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topic's main category
Category:Lorius
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