Violet-Necked Lory adults have purple/blue wide band around neck, varying in width individually; abdomen to undertail coverts dark purple; scapulars soft purple tipped in black; greater wing coverts and flight feathers red with wide black tips; underwing coverts and undersides of flight feathers red, with black tips on primaries; tail purple/red. Bill orange/brown. Eye orange.
General Description
| Name: | Violet-Necked Lory |  |
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| Latin Name: | Eos squamata | ||
| Life Span: | 15 years | ||
| Length: | 27 cm | ||
| Weight: | 110 g | ||
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| Sexual Maturity: | 8 months or later | ||
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| Gender Difference: | DNA testing is required | ||
Sub-Species
| SUB-SPECIES PROPERTIES |
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| LATIN NAME | DIFFERENCES |
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| Eos squamata obiensis | Island of Obi in the northern Moluccas / Maluku Islands. Both adults as in riciniata, but scapulars black, not red; varying purple/grey neck band; throat to upper abdomen red in colour. |
| Eos squamata riciniata | Weda Islands and Islands of the Northern Moluccas / Maluku Islands. Both adults very visible purple/grey neck band extending up to hindcrown with red nape; scapulars red; throat to upper breast purple/grey, with red border on lower breast. |
| Eos squamata squamata |
W Papuan Islands and nearby Schildpad Islands. Both adults purple/blue wide band around neck, varying in width individually; abdomen to undertail coverts dark purple; scapulars soft purple tipped in black; greater wing coverts and flight feathers red with wide black tips; underwing coverts and undersides of flight feathers red, with black tips on primaries; tail purple/red. Bill orange/brown. Eye orange. |
Habitat
Status
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List and is listed on Appendix II of Cites.
