Chattering lory | |
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At the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Lorius |
Species: | L. garrulus
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Binomial name | |
Lorius garrulus | |
Synonyms | |
Psittacus garrulus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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. flavopalliatus is known as the yellow-backed lory.