Lorius is a genus of lorikeet in the parrot

Parrot

Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...

 family Psittacidae. The genus contains six species that are distributed from the Moluccas in Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 through New Guinea

New Guinea

New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

 to the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

. They have characteristic red plumage

Plumage

Plumage refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage vary between species and subspecies and can also vary between different age classes, sexes, and season. Within species there can also be a...

 with varying amounts of blue (and in some yellow and white), green wings, and in all but one species a black crown. The bills

Beak

The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating and for grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, courtship and feeding young...

 is orange and the feet are grey.

Taxonomy

It contains the following species and subspecies:

Lorius Vigors 1825

• Lorius garrulus (Linnaeus 1758) - Chattering Lory
  Chattering Lory
  The Chattering Lory, Lorius garrulus is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade.The race L. g...
  
  
  • Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus Salvadori 1877
  • Lorius garrulus garrulus (Linnaeus 1758)
  • Lorius garrulus morotaianus (Bemmel 1940)
• Lorius domicella (Linnaeus 1758) - Purple-naped Lory
  Purple-naped Lory
  The Purple-naped Lory, Lorius domicella is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is forest-dwelling endemic to the islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the...
  
  
• Lorius lory' (Linnaeus 1758) - Black-capped Lory
  Black-capped Lory
  The Black-capped Lory also known as Western Black-capped Lory or the Tricolored Lory, is a parrot found in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It is a colorful and relatively robust lory...
  
  
  • Lorius lory cyanauchen (Muller, S 1841)
  • Lorius lory erythrothorax Salvadori 1877
  • Lorius lory jobiensis (Meyer, AB 1874)
  • Lorius lory lory (Linnaeus 1758)
  • Lorius lory salvadorii Meyer, AB 1891
  • Lorius lory somu (Diamond 1967)
  • Lorius lory viridicrissalis Beaufort 1909
• Lorius hypoinochrous Gray, GR 1859 - Purple-bellied Lory
  Purple-bellied Lory
  The Purple-bellied Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.It's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Description:The Purple-bellied...
  
  
  • Lorius hypoinochrous devittatus Hartert 1898
  • Lorius hypoinochrous hypoinochrous Gray, GR 1859
  • Lorius hypoinochrous rosselianus Rothschild & Hartert 1918
• Lorius albidinucha (Rothschild & Hartert 1924) - White-naped Lory
  White-naped Lory
  The White-naped Lory, or Lori Nuquiblanco is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea....
  
  
• Lorius chlorocercus Gould 1856 - Yellow-bibbed Lory
  Yellow-bibbed Lory
  The Yellow-bibbed Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-Description:...
  
  

Species details

Species of Lorius in taxonomic sequence Taxonomic sequence Taxonomic sequence is a sequence followed in listing of taxa which aids ease of use and roughly reflects the evolutionary relationships among the taxa...
Common and binomial names	Image	Description	Range
Chattering Lory Chattering Lory The Chattering Lory, Lorius garrulus is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade.The race L. g... (Lorius garrulus)		30 cm (12 in) long. Mostly red with an all red head and orange beak. The eyerings are grey and the irises are orange-red. The wings are green and the angle of the wing and thighs are yellow. The tail is tipped with dark green. A yellow patch on the back is variable depending on subspecies.	Three subspecies endemic to North Maluku North Maluku North Maluku is a province of northeastern Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, which are split between it and the province of Maluku. Maluku province used to cover the entire group...  of Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
Yellow-bibbed Lory Yellow-bibbed Lory The Yellow-bibbed Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-Description:... (Lorius chlorocercus)		28 cm (11 in) long. Mostly red with black on top of head and green wings. Yellow transverse band on upper chest and a crescent-shaped black patch on each side of neck. Thighs blue.	Monotypic species living in the eastern Solomon Islands.
Black-capped Lory Black-capped Lory The Black-capped Lory also known as Western Black-capped Lory or the Tricolored Lory, is a parrot found in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It is a colorful and relatively robust lory... (Lorius lory)		31 cm (12 in) long. Appearance varies with subspecies. Mostly red with black on top of head and bronze-green wings. Blue under-tail coverts.	Seven subspecies endemic to New Guinea New Guinea New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...  and several Papuan islands
Purple-bellied Lory Purple-bellied Lory The Purple-bellied Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.It's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Description:The Purple-bellied... (Lorius hypoinochrous)		26 cm (10 in) long. Mostly red with black on top of head and green wings. White cere Cère The Cère is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Dordogne River. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, near the mountain Plomb du Cantal... . Purple thighs and underparts. The mainly red tail feathers have dark green-blue tips.	New Guinea New Guinea New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
White-naped Lory White-naped Lory The White-naped Lory, or Lori Nuquiblanco is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.... (Lorius albidinucha)		26 cm (10 in) long. Mostly red with black on top of head and white on back of neck. Green wings. Narrow yellow transverse line on each side of body below neck.	New Ireland New Ireland (island) New Ireland is a large island in Papua New Guinea, approximately 7,404 km² in area. It is the largest island of the New Ireland Province, lying northeast of the island of New Britain. Both islands are part of the Bismarck Archipelago, named after Otto von Bismarck, and they are separated by... , Papua New Guinea
Purple-naped Lory Purple-naped Lory The Purple-naped Lory, Lorius domicella is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is forest-dwelling endemic to the islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the... (Lorius domicella)		28 cm (11 in) long. Mostly red with black on top of head and purple on back of neck. It has green wings, blue thighs, and a variable approximately transverse yellow band across the chest. Its tail fades to a darker red towards to tip.	Seram and Ambon Indonesia