Black lory | |
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At Gembira Loka Zoo, Yogyakarta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Chalcopsitta |
Species: | C. atra
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Binomial name | |
Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli, 1786)
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Synonyms | |
Psittacus ater Scopoli, 1786 |
The black lory (Chalcopsitta atra), is a medium-sized, blackish parrot with black bill, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. The sexes are similar. It is native to West Papua in Indonesia.
The black lory is evaluated as Least Concern on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.[citation needed]