Parrots (Psittacidae)

Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) - HBW 4, p. 349

French: Lori tricolore German: Frauenlori Spanish: Lori Tricolor
Other common names: Western Black-capped/Tricoloured Lory

Taxonomy: Psittacus Lory Linnaeus, 1758, East Indies = north-western New Guinea.
Genus name formerly given as Domicella Wagler, 1832, since Lorius Boddaert, 1783, applicable to Eclectus, had priority; however, Boddaert's name was officially suppressed in 1970, leaving Lorius Vigors, 1825, as the correct name for present species and congeners. Forms a superspecies with L. garrulus, L. domicella and L. hypoinochrous. Seven subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

lory (Linnaeus, 1758) - W Papuan Is and Vogelkop (NW New Guinea).
cyanauchen (S. Müller, 1841) - Biak in Geelvink Bay.
jobiensis (A. B. Meyer, 1874) - Yapen and Mios Num in Geelvink Bay.

See all 7 subspecies

lory (Linnaeus, 1758) - W Papuan Is and Vogelkop (NW New Guinea).
cyanauchen (S. Müller, 1841) - Biak in Geelvink Bay.
jobiensis (A. B. Meyer, 1874) - Yapen and Mios Num in Geelvink Bay.
viridicrissalis de Beaufort, 1909 - N New Guinea from Humboldt Bay to Mamberano R.
salvadorii A. B. Meyer, 1891 - NE New Guinea from Aitape area to Astrolabe Bay.
erythrothorax Salvadori, 1877 - throughout S & E New Guinea except where replaced by somu.
somu (Diamond, 1967) - Papua New Guinea, in area between R Fly and R Purari.