Chattering lory

Chattering lory
At the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Lorius
Species:
L. garrulus
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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Lorius garrulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22684581A117219105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22684581A117219105.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.