Black-Capped Lory adults in general red; black forehead; black lores and occiput, all with purple gloss; dark blue band on back of neck; blue mantle; bronze/green wings; dark blue lower breast and undertail coverts; dark blue on sides of breast, meeting with blue mantle; underwing stripe yellow; red tail with wide blue/black tip. Bill yellow/orange. Dark grey cere. Eye orange/red.
General Description
| Name: | Black-Capped Lory |  |
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| Latin Name: | Lorius lory | ||
| Life Span: | 20 to 25 years | ||
| Length: | 31 cm | ||
| Weight: | 200 to 260 g | ||
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| Gender Difference: | DNA testing is required | ||
Sub-Species
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| LATIN NAME | DIFFERENCES |
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| Lorius lory lory | West Papuan islands and Bird’s Head Peninsula. Blue of nape, mantle, and belly merge to cover most of body and are purple-blue. Red underwing coverts. Juvenile resembles erythrothorax or cyanuchen. Both adults in general red; black forehead; black lores and occiput, all with purple gloss; dark blue band on back of neck; blue mantle; bronze/green wings; dark blue lower breast and undertail coverts; dark blue on sides of breast, meeting with blue mantle; underwing stripe yellow; red tail with wide blue/black tip. Bill yellow/orange. Dark grey cere. Eye orange/red. |
| Lorius lory erythrothorax | The whole south coast of New Guinea east of Bird’s Head Peninsula, and the SE north coast. Blue nape almost forms collar, blue comes halfway up belly. Yellow on wings. Blue mantle in two bands. Red underwing coverts. |
| Lorius lory somu | Southern hill districts of central New Guinea. Red mantle and nape, blue only low on belly. |
| Lorius lory salvadorii | Northwest coast of Papua New Guinea. Like erythrothorax but with blue-black underwing coverts. |
| Lorius lory viridicrissalis | Northeast coast of Western New Guinea. Like salvadorii but blue blacker everywhere. |
| Lorius lory jobiensis | Yapen and Mios Num islands. Like salvadorii but paler breast and mantle bands. |
| Lorius lory cyanuchen | Biak island. Black of cap meets blue of nape, single blue mantle stripe. |
Habitat
Found in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands.
Status
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List and is listed on Appendix II of Cites.
