Parrots (Psittacidae)
Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory)
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.
- 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.
- Least Concern
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A close-up of a bird calling Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia)
Luc Fazio 15 August 1997 2 years ago 10 sec 3.4 -
A dorsal view of a bird perched. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 43 weeks ago 27 sec 3 -
A bird perched on flowers Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea (erythrothorax)
Rigdon Currie 30 June 2005 3 years ago 9 sec 2.5
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A dorsal view. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 43 weeks ago 3.5 -
close up Belgium (jobiensis)
iggino 20 August 2006 1 year ago 3 -
Pair. Belgium (salvadorii)
iggino 20 August 2006 1 year ago 3 -
Nominate of the Black-capped Lory, front view. Belgium (lory)
iggino 12 October 2006 1 year ago 3 -
A close-up of front view, red-breasted black-capped lory. Belgium (erytrothorax)
iggino 5 March 2006 1 year ago 3 -
A bird feeding on the perching place. Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia)
Nadhifa 1 January 2007 1 year ago 3
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A bird singing several times Crater Mountain Biological Research Station, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea
monicayhector 19 May 1992 8 weeks ago 3
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