Blue-eared lory
Species of bird
| Blue-eared lory | |
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| Feeding at San Diego Zoo | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Eos |
| Species: | E. semilarvata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eos semilarvata Bonaparte, 1850 | |
The blue-eared lory (Eos semilarvata) (also known as Ceram lory, half-masked lory or Seram lory) is a parrot found only on the island of Seram in Maluku province, Indonesia.
The blue-eared lory is the smallest Eos at 24 cm long. It has a red body with blue cheeks, chin, and ear-coverts, purple-blue abdomen and undertail coverts, and black streaked wings. The adult has an orange beak with juvenile's pink.
The blue-eared lory is sometimes found in the altitude as low as 800 m, but primarily from 1600–2400 m. It feeds on flowering trees, including tree-heathers above the tree-line. The flocks are small.
A common species in its limited range, the blue-eared lory is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Its population is decreasing, and has been since at least 2019.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Eos semilarvata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22684524A156213405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22684524A156213405.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Nandika, Dudi; Agustina, Dwi; Heinsohn, Robert; Olah, George (2021-09-30). "Wildlife Trade Influencing Natural Parrot Populations on a Biodiverse Indonesian Island". Diversity. 13 (10): 483. doi:10.3390/d13100483. hdl:1885/316160. ISSN 1424-2818.
- Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.
- "Species factsheet: Eos semilarvata". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 20 March 2009.
External links
- Oriental Bird Images: Blue-eared Lory
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Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Loriini)
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)
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
- Black-winged lory
- Violet-necked lory
- Blue-streaked lory
- Red-and-blue lory
- Red lory
- Blue-eared lory
- Blue-crowned lorikeet
- Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet)
- Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet)
- Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory)
- Ultramarine lorikeet
- Palm lorikeet
- Red-chinned lorikeet
- Meek's lorikeet
- New Caledonian lorikeet
- Red-throated lorikeet
- Collared lory
- Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴
- Conquered lorikeet † ₴
