- Scientific Name: Lorius lory
- Indonesian Name: Burung Nuri Kepala Hitam
- Class: Aves
- Order: Psittaciformes
- Country Origins: Papua New Guinea, the western Papuan Islands, and Indonesia.
- Province: West papua, Raja Ampat
Conservation Status
Extinct
Extinct in the Wild
Critically Endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
General Information
Habitat:
Forest and forest edges in most lowland areas up to 1000m (sporadically to 1750m)
Height:
31cm
Weight:
200-260g
Diet:
Pollen, nectar, flowers, fruit and insects.
Lifespan:
18-25 years
Black-Capped Lory
Fun Facts
Lories and Lorikeets are also known as brush-tongued parrots because of the collection of tiny hairs at the end of the tongue with which they sock up nectar and collect pollen from plants.
Lories are reported to be good mimics, able to replicate human and animal noises.
One captive pair of this species learned to mimic chickens, gulls, steam whistles and dog yelping.
In Australia, all lories and lorikeets are called lories colloquially.
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