Black Lory
Encyclopedia
The Black Lory, Chalcopsitta atra also known as Rajah Lory or Red-quilled Lory is a medium-sized, blackish parrot
with black bill
, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. Both sexes are similar.
The Black Lory is evaluated as Least Concern on IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli) 1786
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
with black bill
Beak
The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating and for grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, courtship and feeding young...
, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. Both sexes are similar.
The Black Lory is evaluated as Least Concern on IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Taxonomy
The Black Lory genus contains three subspecies:Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli) 1786
- Chalcopsitta atra atra (Scopoli) 1786, native to western Bird's Head PeninsulaBird's Head PeninsulaThe Bird's Head Peninsula or Doberai Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the northwest portion of the Province of West Papua, Indonesia.-Location and geography:...
of the Indonesian province of West Papua, and nearby islands. - Chalcopsitta atra bernsteini Rosenberg, HKB 1861, on the Indonesian island of MisoolMisoolMisool is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua , Indonesia. Its area is 2034 km². The highest point is 535 m and the main town is Waigama, on the island's northern coast, and Lilinta....
. - Chalcopsitta atra insignis Oustalet 1878, on eastern Bird's Head Peninsula, nearby islands, and the Onin and Bomberai PeninsulaBomberai PeninsulaBomberai Peninsula is located on the Western New Guinea region at the opposite south of the Bird's Head Peninsula in South East Asia. To the west lies the Sebakor Bay and the south Kamrau Bay. Sabuda island lies off the western tip of the peninsula, which is separated from the mainland by Berau...
s of West Papua.