Violet-necked Lory
The Violet-necked Lory (Eos squamata) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests.
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Taxonomy
The Violet-necked Lory has three subspecies:
Eos squamata, (Boddaert 1783)
Eos squamata, (Boddaert 1783)
- Eos squamata obiensis, Rothschild 1899
- Eos squamata riciniata, (Bechstein 1811)
- Eos squamata squamata, (Boddaert 1783)
Description
The Violet-necked Lory is 27 cm (10.5 in) long. Mostly red and blue with
a blue abdomen. Extent of blue neck collar depends on subspecies. Red
and black in wings. Purple-red tail
