Both adults have two colour phases with varying tones; in general plumage dusty olive/brown; dull yellow crown; band on foreneck yellow or red/orange, with occasionally a second band across chest; yellow or red/orange lower breast to abdomen; buff/white back and rump; brown and yellow or red/orange underwing coverts; pair of underwing bands orange/yellow; yellow/olive tail. Bill deep orange. Skin at base of bill bare and orange. Eye red.
General Description
Name: | Dusky Lory | ![]() |
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Latin Name: | Pseudeos fuscata | ||
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Length: | 25 cm | ||
Weight: | 140 to 190g | ||
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Gender Difference: | DNA testing is required. |
Sub-Species
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LATIN NAME | DIFFERENCES |
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Pseudeos fuscata | |
Pseudeos fuscata incondita |
Habitat
Status
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List and is listed on Appendix II of Cites.