Tricolor Lori

The tricolor Lori or Lori with black cap ( Lorius lory ) is a Psittacidae pertaining to the subfamily of the Loriinae. One finds it from the island of Java until in New Guinea

Description

Like the majority of the loriinae, tricolor Lori presents a very coloured plumage. At this species, the bright red dominates. The face, the cap, the nape of the neck, the back, the chest and the belly are black shining with bluish reflections. The wings are green with a yellow bar ailaire on the lower part, therefore especially visible when the bird is in vol. the nozzle and the irises are orange sharp, the legs gray anthracite.

This bird measures approximately 31 cm.

Subspecies

Seven subspecies are recognized at tricolor Lori:

Lorius lory cyanauchen (S. Muller, 1841) with the black drawing much more towards blue that at all the other subspecies;
Lorius lory erythrothorax Salvadori, 1877, with red replacing the black on the level of the neck and the chest;
Lorius lory jobiensis (A.B. Meyer, 1874), near to salvadorii and viridicrissalis but with less sharp red coloring;
Lorius lory lory (Linnaeus, 1758), standard subspecies whose plumage corresponds to general description;
Lorius lory salvadorii A.B. Meyer, 1891, near to erythtrothorax but with more black on the chest;
Lorius lory somu (Diamond, 1967) with the black limited to the face, the cap and the belly;
Lorius lory viridicrissalis Beaufort, 1909, near to salvadorii but with the black drawing towards blue.

Habitat

Tricolor Lori populates the forests of plain, the regularly flooded palm plantations (by the rivers with the accesses of their mouths) but occasionally also the forests of mountain up to 1000, exceptionally 1750 meters.

Distribution

Tricolor Lori is rather common in New Guinea and in certain islands of the Baie of Geelvink.

Behavior

Tricolor Lori lives in family small groups which sometimes meet of more bands on flowered trees. Enough discrete, this bird carries out daily displacements between its forest dormitories and its food zones.

Food

This species nourishes flowers (including pollen), buds, bays, seeds immature, larvae and insects. He particularly appreciates the flowers of climbing plants like those of the kind Frecynetia (Pandanaceae).

Reproduction

The period of reproduction begins in May. The males carry out parades to attract the females by carrying out spread reverences, wings, and by emitting soft chirp. The female lays two eggs in a nest arranged in a hollow shaft. Incubation lasts 23 to 26 days. The young people fly away towards the 9 weeks age.

Captivity

It is a bird of company reproducing rather easily in captivity.

Sources

Forshaw J.M. (2006) Parrots off the World. Year identification guides . Princeton University Near, Princeton, Oxford, 172 p.
Mario D. & Conzo G. (2004) the large book of the parrots . from Vecchi, Paris, 287 p.

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