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Dusky Lory

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 Dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata), Gembira Loka Zoo, Yogyakarta, 2015-03-15 03.jpg
Latin Name: Pseudeos fuscata
Life Span:  
Length: 25 cm
Weight: 140 to 190g
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Gender Difference: DNA testing is required.

Sub-Species

SUB-SPECIES PROPERTIES
LATIN NAME DIFFERENCES
 Pseudeos fuscata  
 Pseudeos fuscata incondita  

Habitat

 It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea on New Guinea and Yapen.

Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List and is listed on Appendix II of Cites.

IUCN Red List - Least Concern Species