Blue-eared lory
The blue-eared lory (Eos semilarvata) (also known as Ceram lory, half-masked lory or Seram lory) is a parrot found only on the island of Seram in Maluku province, Indonesia.
Blue-eared lory | |
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Feeding at San Diego Zoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Eos |
Species: | E. semilarvata |
Binomial name | |
Eos semilarvata Bonaparte, 1850 | |
The blue-eared lory is the smallest Eos at 24 cm long. It has a red body with blue cheeks, chin, and ear-coverts, purple-blue abdomen and undertail coverts, and black streaked wings. The adult has an orange beak with juvenile's pink.
The blue-eared lory is sometimes found in the altitude as low as 800 m, but primarily from 1600–2400 m. It feeds on flowering trees, including tree-heathers above the tree-line. The flocks are small.
A common species in its limited range, the blue-eared lory is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
References
- BirdLife International (2019). "Eos semilarvata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22684524A156213405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22684524A156213405.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.
- "Species factsheet: Eos semilarvata". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 20 March 2009.
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