Black lory

Black lory
At Gembira Loka Zoo, Yogyakarta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Chalcopsitta
Species:
C. atra
Binomial name
Chalcopsitta atra
(Scopoli, 1786)
Synonyms

Psittacus ater Scopoli, 1786

The black lory (Chalcopsitta atra), is a medium-sized, blackish parrot with black bill, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. The sexes are similar. It is native to West Papua in Indonesia.

The black lory is evaluated as Least Concern on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Chalcopsitta atra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684488A93032251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684488A93032251.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.