Red Lory
The Red Lory (Eos bornea or Eos rubra) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is the second most commonly kept lory in captivity, after the Rainbow Lorikeet.
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Description
The Red Lory is about 31 cm long (12 in). It is mostly red and the plumage of the upper body
is all red. There are red, blue, and black markings on the back and wings, and the tail is
red-brown with blue under-tail coverts. The beak is orange and the legs are grey. The irises
are red except in E. b. bernsteini, which has brown irises. There is no bare skin at the
base of the lower mandible. The male and female have identical external appearance. Juveniles are duller and have brown irises and a brownish beak.
is all red. There are red, blue, and black markings on the back and wings, and the tail is
red-brown with blue under-tail coverts. The beak is orange and the legs are grey. The irises
are red except in E. b. bernsteini, which has brown irises. There is no bare skin at the
base of the lower mandible. The male and female have identical external appearance. Juveniles are duller and have brown irises and a brownish beak.
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to the Moluccas and surrounding islands in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests.
Aviculture
This intelligent bird has a playful personality and a colourful appearance. The subspecies, Buru Red Lory (Eos bornea cyanonothus) is darker, more maroon in colour, and is often confused in captivity with the nominate. Inadvertent interbreeding between the two subspecies has made a clear identification difficult for pet owners as hybrids can be found. The other two subspecies are not as common, Rothschild's Red Lory (Eos bornea rothschildi) and Bernstein's Red Lory (Eos bornea bernsteini).
