Eos (bird)

Eos
Violet-necked lory (Eos squamata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Eos
Wagler, 1832
Type species
Psittacus indicus[1] = Psittacus histrio
Gmelin, 1788
Species

6, see text.

Eos is a genus of parrots belonging to the lories and lorikeets tribe of the family Psittaculidae. There are six species which are all endemic to islands of eastern Indonesia,[2][3] most within very restricted ranges. They have predominantly red plumage with blue, purple or black markings. Males and females are similar in appearance.

Their habitats include forest, coconut plantations and mangroves. They gather in flowering trees to feed on nectar and pollen with their brush-tipped tongues. Fruit and insects are also eaten. They make nests in tree hollows generally high in old large trees. Threats to these parrots include habitat loss and trapping for the cagebird trade, and one species, the red-and-blue lory, is classified as endangered.

  1. ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Forshaw (2006). plate 8. was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Forshaw (2006). plate 9. was invoked but never defined (see the help page).