Black lory
| Black lory | |
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| At Gembira Loka Zoo, Yogyakarta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Chalcopsitta |
| Species: | C. atra
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| Binomial name | |
| Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli, 1786)
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| Synonyms | |
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Psittacus ater Scopoli, 1786 | |
The black lory (Chalcopsitta atra), is a medium-sized, blackish parrot with black bill, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. The sexes are similar. It is native to West Papua in Indonesia.
The black lory is evaluated as Least Concern on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.