Dusky lory facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dusky lory |
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| A dusky lory at Gembira Loka Zoo, Indonesia | |
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Pseudeos
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fuscata
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The dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata) is a colorful type of parrot. It belongs to a group of parrots called Psittaculidae. People sometimes call it the white-rumped lory or the dusky-orange lory. You can find these birds living in New Guinea and some nearby islands like Batanta, Salawati, and Yapen. They are also known as "banded lories" or simply "duskies".
What They Look Like
The dusky lory is a short-tailed parrot. It grows to be about 25 cm (10 inches) long. Its main color is brown. It has a whitish back and a whitish rump (the area above its tail).
These birds can have two different color patterns on their chest and belly. This band of color can be either bright yellow or orange. The bird's beak is dark orange. It also has a small area of bare orange skin near the bottom of its beak. Its eyes are red, and its legs are grey.
Both male and female dusky lories look exactly the same. Young dusky lories look a bit different. They are not as brightly colored. Their back and rump are yellowish. Their eyes are yellowish-grey. The bottom part of their beak is yellow, and the tip is brown or black.
Where They Live
The dusky lory lives in New Guinea. This includes both the Indonesian part (called West Papua) and the Papua New Guinean part of the island. They usually live in areas below 2500 meters (about 8,200 feet). You can also find them on nearby Indonesian islands like Salawati and Yapen.
Their natural habitats are places with lots of trees. They like subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. They also live in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, which are found near the coast. Sometimes, they live in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, which are forests on mountains.
Images for kids
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The back and rump of the adult is white
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Side view of a yellow-phase dusky lory
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Side view of an orange-phase dusky lory
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Front view of an orange-phase dusky lory
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A dusky lory drinking nectar from a cup
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