• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Purple-bellied Lory - BirdForum Opus

Page Discussion
View source History
Lorius hypoinochrous
artwork by Bernard Brunet

Identification

Both adults in general red, paler on breast; darker red upper abdomen; black forehead and lores to occiput, glossed purple; green wings; blue/purple thighs and lower abdomen; greater underwing coverts red with black margins; underwing band yellow; red tail, widely tipped with dark blue/green. Bill coral red. Cere white. Eye orange/red.

Distribution

Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

Behaviour

Calls are described as distinctively nasal in character; also mournful

External Links

Retrieved from ‘https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Purple-bellied_Lory&oldid=147329’
Back
Top