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Yapen, Papua New Guinea, March 2005

Pseudeos fuscata

[edit] Identification

Dusky lory is 25-28 cm, sexes alike.
All birds have dark brown upperparts and a pale crown.
There are 3 colour morphs, red, yellow and orange; the difference is found in the colours of the two narrow breast bands.

[edit] Distribution

Found throughout New Guinea, Salawati and Yapen.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is seen as a monotypic species^[1] by some authorities, while others recognize subspecies fuscata and incondida^[2].

[edit] Habitat

Lowland moist forests, cloud forest and mangroves.

[edit] Behaviour

Very noisy birds thus easy to spot.

[edit] Diet

They feed in large flocks on the flowers of different tree species and sometimes seen feeding with the Rainbow lories.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID