Parrots (Psittacidae)

White-naped Lory (Lorius albidinuchus) - HBW 4, p. 349

French: Lori à nuque blanche German: Weißnackenlori Spanish: Lori Nuquiblanco

Taxonomy: Domicella albidinucha Rothschild and Hartert, 1924, hills on south-east coast of New Ireland.
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. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE New Ireland.

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