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PARROTS and Allies
Australasian Lories and Lorikeets
Order Psittaciformes Family Psittaculidae
PARROTS and Allies
The order Psittaciformes is comprised of the parrots and their allies. They are found in most warm and tropical regions. The greatest diversity of parrots is found in South America and Australasia. Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, and strong legs. Like woodpeckers, they have 2 toes pointing forward (digits 2, 3) and 2 toes pointing backward (digits 1, 4). Most parrots are predominantly green, with other bright colors. They generally exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism. The most important components of most parrots' diets are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds and other plant material. Almost all parrots nest in tree holes. Parrots are some of the most intelligent birds, and the ability of some parrot species to imitate human voices enhances their popularity as pets.
These links lead to Psittaciformes web pages.
These links lead to Psittaciformes web pages.
African (Psittacidae)
Asian (Psittaculidae)
Australasian(Cacatuoidea): Cockatoo
Australasian (Psittaculidae): Lorikeet, Parrots-and-Parakeet
South American (Psittacidae): Amazon, Macaw, Parrots-and-Parakeet
Asian (Psittaculidae)
Australasian(Cacatuoidea): Cockatoo
Australasian (Psittaculidae): Lorikeet, Parrots-and-Parakeet
South American (Psittacidae): Amazon, Macaw, Parrots-and-Parakeet
Australasian Lories and Lorikeets
Order Psittaciformes Family Psittaculidae
The tongues of lories and lorikeets have small hairs that aid in the collection of nectar and pollen. Their diet also includes fruit. They are active birds, and seem to have a sense of humor. That, plus the fact that many are very colorful has made them popular pets. They occur naturally in Australasia, Indonesia, and southeastern Asia.
Genus Chalcopsitta
Found in: vicinity of New Guinea
Lory,_Black Chalcopsitta atra Found: vicinity of New Guinea
The Black Lory has black plumage. bill; dark gray feet; red and yellow under-tail.
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Aurimas Rimsa 3) Elvran Harris 4) Packa
Lory,_Brown Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Found: New Guinea
The Brown Lory has mainly brown plumage; yellow forehead, chin, under-tail; purple rump; black bill.
Image by: 1 Katerina_Tvardikova 2) nico 3) Bob and P & S Photography 
Lory, Cardinal Chalcopsitta cardinalis Found: the Solomon Islands and east Papua New Guinea.
The Cardinal Lory has mainly red plumage with blackish wings; ornage beak with black at base; gray legs.
Image by: 1) Nathan Rupert 2) Aaron Wormus 3) Dragus 
Lory, Yellow-streaked Chalcopsitta sintillata Found:New Guinea
The Yellow-streaded Lory has mostly green plumage; yellow mantle, breast; red forehead, lores; black bill.
Image by: 1) Katerina Tvardikova 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Butterfly World in Florida 4) Linda Kenney
Genus
Charmosyna Found in: vicinity of New Guinea
Lorikeet,_Blue-fronted Charmosyna toxopei Found: Baru island of Indonesia
Image by: 1) Erland_Tamboen
Lorikeet,_Duchess Charmosyna margarethae Found: Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
The Duchess Lorikeet has a red head; wide yellow breast band; red tail tipped with yellow; orange bill;
Image by: 1) Katerina Tvardikova 2) Joseph Smit
Lorikeet,_Fairy Charmosyna pulchella Found: New Guinea.
The male Fairy Lorikeet has green upperparts; red head with black rear crown; red underparts; upper-breast with yellow streaks; green upper-tail.
Image by: 1) Katerina Tvardikova 2) John Gerran Keulemans
Lorikeet,_Josephine's Charmosyna josefinae Found: New Guinea.
Josephine's Lorikeet has red head, neck; black head-band; blue patch on rump; red upper-tail with yellow tip; yellow under-tail; orange bill.
Image by: 1) Katerina Tvardikova 2) Dragus
Lorikeet,_Meek's Charmosyna meeki Found: Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) loromania.com
Lorikeet,_Palm Charmosyna palmarum Found: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Image by: 1) Biodiversity_Heritage_Library 2) John_Gerrard_Keulemans
Lorikeet,_Papuan Charmosyna papou Found: New Guinea
The Papuan Lorikeet has a red head with turquoise rear crown; black band behind the eyes; reddish-orange bill; red breast; black belly; yellow flanks; lime green tail. Melanistic morph has red replace with black.
Image by: 1) Katerina Tvardikova 2) Dragus 3) LT Shears
3) Melanistic morph.
Lorikeet,_Pygmy Charmosyna wilhelminae Found: New Guinea
The male Pygmy Lorikeet has purple/brown crown, nape; nape streaked with blue; hindneck has olive wash; red lower back; breast streaked with yellow; orange bill; orange/red eye. Female has green lower back.
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Biodiversity_Heritage_Library 3) loromania.com1) Male - top 2; Female - bottom
Lorikeet,_Red-chinned Charmosyna rubrigularis Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Biodiversity_Heritage_Library 3) myparrots.gr
Lorikeet,_Red-flanked Charmosyna placentis Found: New Guinea
The Red-flanked Lorikeet has green tail; red bill; blue rump (lacking in one subspecies). Male has red flanks, lores; turquoise ear coverts; yellowish-green forecrown. Female has yellow streaked ear coverts; darker green forecrown.
Image by: 1) Katerina Tvardikova 2) Peter Tan 3, 4) Trisha Shears - Cincinnati Zoo 
2) Female left, male right 3, 4) Male
Lorikeet,_Red-fronted Charmosyna rubronotata Found: New Guinea
The male Red-fronted Lorikeet has red fore-crown; blue ear-coverts; red under-wing coverts; green tail tipped with yellow; red bill; orange eye. Female has green fore-crown; blue ear-coverts.
Image by: 1, 2) Katerina_Tvardikova
Lorikeet,_Striated Charmosyna multistriata Found: New Guinea
The Striated Lorikeet has brown hindcrown, nape with orange/yellow spotting; dark green breast with streaking; remainder underparts green with streaking; red vent; orange bill; red eyes.
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Eckhard_Lietzow
Genus Eos
Found on: islands of eastern Indonesia
They have predominantly red plumage with blue, purple or black markings. Males and females are similar in appearance.
Lory, Red Eos bornea Found: Indonesia
The Red Lory has mainly red plumage; also black and blue on back, wings; orange bill; gray legs.
Image by: 1) Rene Modery - Jurong Bird Park, Singapore 2) Dick Daniels - Birds of Eden, South Africa 3) Eustaquio_Santimano 4) Robert_Howie
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Lory, Black-winged Eos cyanogenia Found: Indonesia
The Black-winged Lory has mainly red plumage; black shoulder; wings, tail; violet face patch; red iris; orange bill.
Image by: 1) LT Shears 2) Stavenn 3) Patrick Stough
Lory, Blue-eared Eos cyanogenia Found: Seram in Maluku province, Indonesia
The Blue-eared Lory has mainly red plumage; blue cheeks, ear coverts, shoulder; orange bill; blue belly.
Similar to: Blue-streaked Lory. Blue-streaked Lory has blue streaks from eye to shoulder; Blue-eared Lory has separate blue patches at ear coverts and shoulders.
Image by: 1) QuartlSimilar to: Blue-streaked Lory. Blue-streaked Lory has blue streaks from eye to shoulder; Blue-eared Lory has separate blue patches at ear coverts and shoulders.
Lory, Blue-streaked Eos reticulata Found: Indonesia ( Tanimbar Islands and Babar)
The Blue-streaked Lory has mainly red plumage; blue streaks from eye to shoulder; black variegation on wing coverts; brown-black tail.
Similar to: Blue-eared Lory. Blue-streaked Lory has blue streaks from eye to shoulder; Blue-eared Lory has separate blue patches at ear coverts and shoulders.
Image by: 1, 2) Doug JansonSimilar to: Blue-eared Lory. Blue-streaked Lory has blue streaks from eye to shoulder; Blue-eared Lory has separate blue patches at ear coverts and shoulders.
Lory, Red-and-blue Eos histrio Found: Indonesia
The Red-and-blue Lory has mainly red plumage; blue nape, upper-breast; blue band from eye-to-eye. Amount of blue is subspecies dependent.
Similar to: Violet-necked Lory. The Red-and-blue Lory has more blue on its crown that the Violet-necked Lory.
Image by: 1, 2) DragusSimilar to: Violet-necked Lory. The Red-and-blue Lory has more blue on its crown that the Violet-necked Lory.
Lory, Violet-necked Eos squamata Found: Indonesia
The Violet-necked Lory has purple neck band, nape; dark purple belly; red forehead, face, mid-breast; red and black wing coverts; orange bill.
Similar to: Red-and-blue Lory. The Red-and-blue Lory has more blue on its crown that the Violet-necked Lory.
Image by: 1) Bernard Dupont 2) Doug JansonSimilar to: Red-and-blue Lory. The Red-and-blue Lory has more blue on its crown that the Violet-necked Lory.
Genus Glossopsitta
Found in: Australia
They all have substantial amount of green.
Lorikeet,_Little Glossopsitta pusilla Found: Australia
The Little Lorikeet has mainly green plumage; red face; brown mantle; black bill.
Image by: 1) Aviceda - southeast Queensland 2) David_Cook
Lorikeet,_Musk Glossopsitta concinna Found: Australia
The Musk Lorikeet has mainly green plumage; red forehead; blue crown; yellow band on wings.
Image by: 1) Oystercatcher 2, 3) JJ Harrison - Tasmania, Australia 4) Fir002
Lorikeet,_Purple-crowned Glossopsitta pusilla Found: southern Australia
The Purple-crowned Lorikeet has green upperparts with bronze tint on mantle and nape; blue chin, underparts; yellowish-green flanks, under-tail; dark purple crown; yellow-orange crown, ear-coverts; orange lores.
Image by: 1) NRG800 2) Rexness - Victoria 3) Peter Nijenhuis - Western Australia 4) birdsaspoetry
Genus Lorius
These parrots are found in Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. They have considerable red plumage, green wings, and most have a black crown.
Lory, Black-capped Lorius lory Found: New Guinea and adjacent islands
The Black-capped has red head with black crown; black or blue nape patch and mantle; red breast; green wings; blue belly, legs. The amount of blue and black is subspecies dependent.
Image by:1) Katerina Tvardikova 2) Stephen 3) Jinjian Liang 4) boazyw 5) Doug Janson
Lory, Chattering Lorius garrulus Found: North Maluku of Indonesia
The Chattering Lory has mainly red plumage; green wings. Some subspecies have yellow patch on back.
Image by: 1) Doug Janson 2) Bernard Dupont 3) Mike Powell 4) Florin_Feneru
1, 2) L. g. garrulus
Lory, Purple-bellied Lorius hypoinochrous Found: Papua New Guinea
The Purple-bellied Lory has mainly red plumage; black crown; green wings; purple belly; orange-red bill.
Image by: 1) Katerina Tvardikova 2) Quartl
Lory, Purple-naped Lorius domicella Found: Indonesia
The Purple-naped Lofy has mostly red plumage; black crown with a purple nape; green wings; yellow breast band of varying size; orange bill.
Image by: 1) Henri 2) Kwang Chong 3) Arjan Haverkamp 
Lory,_White-naped Lorius albidinucha Found: New Guinea
The White-naped Lory has mainly red plumage; black crown; small white patch on nape; green wings; orange-red bill.
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) mascotarios
Lory, Yellow-bibbed Lorius chlorocercus Found: Solomon Islands (near Australia)
The Yellow-bibbed Lory has yellow bib; red head with black crown; red neck with black crescent-shape side of neck; red belly; green wings; gray legs
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Benjamint444
Genus Neopsittacus
Lorikeet,_Orange-billed Neopsittacus pullicauda Found: New Guinea
The Orange-billed Lorikeet has green upperparts; crown and nape streaked with yellow/green; rew under-wing coverts; olive-green underparts with red at feather bases; deep oraange bill.
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Johannes_Pfleiderer
Lorikeet,_Yellow-billed or Musschenbroek's Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii Found: Australasia
The Yellow-billed Lorikeet has mainly green plumage; yellow bill; olive or brown crown and nape; red throat, breast, eyes. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.
Image by: 1) Dragus 2) Dominik Deobald 3) Jerry Oldenettel - Papua New Guinea
Genus Oreopsittacus - 1 species
Lorikeet,_Plum-faced or Whiskered Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki Found: New Guinea
The Plum-face Lorikeet has mainly green plumage; red fore-crown; purple lore, cheeks; white whisker-like streaks; red or orange belly, flanks; black bill.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Katerina Tvardikova 4) TJ Lin 
Genus Phigys - 1 species
Lory, Collared Found: Fiji
The Collared Lory has greenish upperparts, nape; dark purple crown, lower-belly; red cheeks, throat, breast, upper-belly; yellow bill.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 4) Sandy
Cole - San Diego
Genus Pseudeos - 1 species
Lory, Dusky Pseudeos fuscata Found: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
The Dusky Lory has mainly brown plumage; yellow or orange breast with dark hint of breast band; yellow or orange belly and fore-crown; red irises; gray legs
Image by: 1) Katerina Tvardikova 2) Sandy Cole - Birds of Eden, South Africa 3) Dick Daniels - Butterfly World in Florida
4) Dick - Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo 5) Greg Hume - Cincinnatti Zoo
Genus Psitteuteles
Lorikeet,_Goldie's Psitteuteles goldiei Found: New Guinea
The Goldie's Lorikeet has mainly green plumage; yellow-green underparts with darker green stripes; red fore-crown; blue rear-crown, cheeks; black bill.
Image by: 1) Katerina Tvardikova 2, 3) Trisha Shears - Newport Aquarium, Kentucky
Lorikeet,_Iris Psitteuteles iris Found: islands of Wetar and Timor in the Lesser Sundas
The Iris Lorikeet has mainly green upperpart; yellow-green underparts with some barring on breast; red fore-crown; red-orange bill.
Image by: 1) Sandy Cole - San Diego Zoo 2) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 3) Dirk - SDZ
Lorikeet,_Varied Psitteuteles versicolor Found: northern Australia
The Varied Lorikeet has green upperparts; crown, red forehead, lores, bill; bold white eye-ring; pale purple upperbreast with yellow streaks.
Image by: 1) Brian_McCauley 2) JP Robertson - Queensland 
Genus Trichoglossus
Lorikeet, Mindanao Trichoglossus johnstoniae Found: to Mindanao, Philippines
The Mindanao Lorikeet has mainly green plumage; yellow-barred green underparts; dark purple head band; gray eye-ring; orange bill; gray legs.
Image by: 1) William Warby 2) Elizabeth Ellis 
Lorikeet,_Olive-headed also Perfect Lorikeet Trichoglossus euteles Found: Timor (near Indonesia)
The Olive-headed Lorikeet has green upperparts; yellow-olive head, underparts; green collar; orange-red bill; red iris; gray legs.
Image by: 1) Derek Ramsey 2) Just Chaos 3) Ruth Rogers
Lorikeet,_Ornate Trichoglossus ornatus Found: Sulawesi and nearby smaller islands in Indonesia
The Ornate Lorikeet has dark blue-purple fore-crown; red face below eyes; red rear head, rear neck; yellow vertical stripe near ear covert.
Image by: 1) Julie Airnand - Nashville Zoo 2) Fred Wampler 3) Daniel - San Antonio Zoo
Lorikeet,_Pohnpei Trichoglossus rubiginosus Found: Pohnpei and the nearby Ahnd Atoll in Micronesia
The Pohnpei Lorikeet has mainly reddish-maroon plumage; head darker; flight feather and tail olive-yellow; orange (male) or yellow (female) bill.
Image by: 1) Peter
Lorikeet,_Rainbow Trichoglossus haematodus Found: Australia, New Zealand (introduced)
The Rainbow Lorikeet has many subspecies and many color variations. They are colorful as implied by their name. Two are represented below: 1 - 4) Green-naped Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus), 5, 6) Swainson's Lorikeet (Trichoglossus
haematodus moluccanus).
Image by: 1, 2, 6) Dick Daniels - Butterfly World in
Florida 3) Sandy Cole - San Diego Zoo 4) Dick - San Diego Zoo 5) Dick - Australia 6) Dick - Birds of Eden, South Africa 
Lorikeet,_Red-collared Trichoglossus haematodus Found: Australia
The Red-collared Lorikeet was previously considered a subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet. No other member of the rainbow lorikeet group has an orange-red collar over the nape.
Image by: 1) Graham_Winterflood 2) Geoff_Whalan - Territory Wildlife Park, Berry Springs 
Lorikeet,_Scaly-breasted Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Found: Australia
The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet has green upperpart; green head with blue tinged crown; green and strongly marked with yellow flanks, thighs, under-tail coverts. Nape, throat, breast are yellow edged with green which gives a scaly appearance.
Image by: 1) Aviceda 2) Quarti 3) Bernard_Dupont
Lorikeet,_Yellow-and-green also Citrine Lorikeet Trichoglossus flavoviridis Found: Sulawesi and the Sula Islands of Indonesia.
The Yellow-and-green Lorikeet has mainly green plumage; head yellow or green (subspecies dependent); yellow breast scaled with green.
Image by: 1) Carlos Urdiales 2) Amanda Pippin 3) Michal_Plavcan
Genus Vini
All species are found on tropical islands and all are colorful.
Lorikeet,_Blue Vini peruviana Found: French Polynesia and the Cook Islands
The Blue Lorikeet has mainly dark blue plumage; white face, throat, upper-breast; orange bill.
Image by: 1) Pierre_de_Chabannes 2) Aaron_Maizlish 3) Peter_Odekerken
Lorikeet,_Blue-crowned Vini australis Found: Pacific Islands
The Blue-crowned Lorikeet has mostly green upperparts; red throat, belly; blue crown.
Image by: 1) William Warby - London Zoo 2) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 3) Spencer_Wright
Lorikeet,_Kuhl's Vini kuhlii Found: islands ranging across the South Pacific
The Kuhl's Lorikeet has green back, wings, crown; blue nape; bright red underparts, cheeks.
Image by: 1) Edward_Lear 2) Jean-Paul_Mutz
Lorikeet,_Stephen's Vini stepheni Found: Pitcairn Islands
The Stephen's Lorikeet has green upperparts; yellowish-green rump, tail; red underparts; orange bill.
Image by: 1) Henrick Gronvold 2) P_Khoo
Lorikeet,_Ultramarine Vini ultramarina Found: Ua Huka of Marquesas Islands
The Utramarine Lorikeet, also Ultramarine Lory, has blue upperparts; white underparts with blue mottling and blue breast-band; orange bill with black tip.
Image by: 1) Mingming_Peng 2) Peter_Odekerken
