Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata)

Other Names (World)
Dusky Lory, White-rumped Lory, Dusky-orange Lory

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1858)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry and moist forest, lowland dry and moist shrubland, moist savanna, mangroves. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

New Guinea throughout, except for highest areas; also islands of Yapen and Salawati.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A powerful and noisy screech.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata) [XC592839]
by id from Dablin Creek, Tabubil, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata) [XC39176]
by Bas van Balen from near Kiunga on Boys Town Road, Papua New Guinea (?)

Subspecies
In past considered polytypic, with nominate subspecies confined to birds of Salawati and nearby mainland, and all other populations grouped in subspecies incondita.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata) - 10 files

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