Violet-necked lory

Violet-necked lory

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Superfamily:	Psittacoidea
Family:	Psittaculidae
Subfamily:	Loriinae
Tribe:	Loriini
Genus:	Eos
Species:	E. squamata
Binomial name
*Eos squamata* (Boddaert, 1783)

The violet-necked lory (Eos squamata) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found in the northern Maluku Islands and west Papuan islands. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests.

Taxonomy

The violet-necked lory has three subspecies:^[2]

Eos squamata, (Boddaert 1783)
- Eos squamata obiensis, Rothschild 1899
- Eos squamata riciniata, (Bechstein 1811)
- Eos squamata squamata, (Boddaert 1783)

Description

The violet-necked lory is 27 cm (11 in) long. It bears a strong resemblance to the female eclectus parrot except it has an orange-yellow beak. It is mostly red and blue with a blue abdomen. its extent of blue neck collar depends on subspecies. It has red and black in wings and a purple-red tail.^[3]

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References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Eos squamata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
↑ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.020)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-20.
↑ Forshaw (2006). plate 8.

"Species factsheet: Eos squamata". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 20 March 2009.

Cited texts

Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.

Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Lorini)

Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Chalcopsitta	Black lory Brown lory (or Duyvenbode's lory) Streaked lory Cardinal lory

Eos	Black-winged lory Violet-necked lory Blue-streaked lory Red-and-blue lory Red lory Blue-eared lory

Pseudeos	Dusky lory

Trichoglossus	Ornate lorikeet Pohnpei lorikeet Mindanao lorikeet (or Johnstone's lorikeet) Citrine lorikeet (or yellow-and-green lorikeet) Rainbow lorikeet Sunset Lorikeet (or scarlet-breasted lorikeet) * Leaf lorikeet (also Flores lorikeet or Weber's lorikeet) * Marigold lorikeet * Red-collared lorikeet * Scaly-breasted lorikeet Olive-headed lorikeet

Psitteuteles	Varied lorikeet Iris lorikeet Goldie's lorikeet

Lorius	Purple-bellied lory Black-capped lory (or Stresemann's lory) White-naped lory Yellow-bibbed lory Purple-naped lory Chattering lory

Phigys	Collared lory

Vini	Blue-crowned lorikeet Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet) Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet) Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory) Ultramarine lorikeet Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴ Conquered lorikeet † ₴

Glossopsitta	Musk lorikeet Little lorikeet Purple-crowned lorikeet

Charmosyna	Palm lorikeet Red-chinned lorikeet Meek's lorikeet Blue-fronted lorikeet Striated lorikeet Pygmy lorikeet Red-fronted lorikeet Red-flanked lorikeet New Caledonian lorikeet Red-throated lorikeet Duchess lorikeet Fairy lorikeet Josephine's lorikeet Papuan lorikeet

Oreopsittacus	Plum-faced lorikeet

Neopsittacus	Yellow-billed lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's lorikeet) Orange-billed lorikeet (or emerald lorikeet)

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