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Lorius
''Lorius'' is a genus of lory in the parrot family Psittaculidae. The genus contains six species that are distributed from the Moluccas in Indonesia through New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. They have characteristic red plumage with varying amounts of blue (and in some yellow and white), green wings, and in all but one species a black crown. The beak, bills are orange and the feet are grey. With lengths of up to and average weights of , the members of this genus tend to be the largest of the Loriinae subfamily. Taxonomy The genus ''Lorius'' was introduced in 1825 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors with the purple-naped lory as the type species. The word "lory" comes from the Malay language, Malay ''lūri'', a name used for a number of species of colourful parrots. The word was used by the Dutch writer Johan Nieuhof in 1682 in a book describing his travels in the East Indies. The spelling "laurey" was used by English naturalist Eleazar Albin in 1731 for a species of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorius Garrulus
The chattering lory (''Lorius garrulus'') is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade. The race ''L. g. flavopalliatus'' is known as the yellow-backed lory. Taxonomy The chattering lory was Species description, formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial nomenclature, binomial name ''Psittacus garrulus''. The specific epithet ''garrulus'' is Latin and means "chattering", "babbling" or "noisy". Linnaeus cited "The Scarlet Lory" that had been described and illustrated in 1751 by the English naturalist George Edwards (naturalist), George Edwards in his book ''A Natural History of Uncommon Birds''. The specimen had been brought to London from the East Indies and Edwards was able to make a drawing of the live bird at the home of the Whigs (British political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorius Lory
The black-capped lory (''Lorius lory'') also known as western black-capped lory or the tricolored lory, is a parrot found in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It is a colourful and relatively robust lory (). There are seven subspecies, all with green wings, red heads and body around the wing, a black cap, grey-black cere, yellow underwings, and blue legs and belly. Most also have a blue nape and mantle (area between wings on the back). It remains overall widespread and common, but the subspecies ''cyanuchen'' is relatively rare, with fewer than 5,000 individuals remaining. Taxonomy The black-capped lory was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Psittacus lory''. Linnaeus based his description of "The first Black Capped Lory" that had been described and illustrated in 1751 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his ''A Natural History of Uncommon Birds''. The name '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple-naped Lory
The purple-naped lory (''Lorius domicella'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is forest-dwelling endemic to the islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered endangered, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade. Taxonomy The purple-naped lory was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Psittacus domicella''. The specific epithet ''domicella'' is Medieval Latin meaning "damsel". Linnaeus based his description on "The second Black-capped Lory" that had been described and illustrated in 1751 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his book ''A Natural History of Uncommon Birds''. The specimen had been brought to London from the East Indies and Edwards was able made a drawing of it at the home of the naturalist and collector Hans Sloane. Linnaeus specified the locality as "As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorius Domicella
The purple-naped lory (''Lorius domicella'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is forest-dwelling endemic to the islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered endangered, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade. Taxonomy The purple-naped lory was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Psittacus domicella''. The specific epithet ''domicella'' is Medieval Latin meaning "damsel". Linnaeus based his description on "The second Black-capped Lory" that had been described and illustrated in 1751 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his book ''A Natural History of Uncommon Birds''. The specimen had been brought to London from the East Indies and Edwards was able made a drawing of it at the home of the naturalist and collector Hans Sloane. Linnaeus specified the locality as "Asia" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorius Hypoinochrous
The purple-bellied lory (''Lorius hypoinochrous'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is found in south-east New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the d'Entrecasteaux Islands, the Louisiade Archipelago, the Trobriand Islands and Woodlark Island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Description The purple-bellied lory is long. It is mostly red with black on top of head, green wings, and purple underparts. Its thighs are purple and its legs are dark grey. Its tail is red with dark green-blue at the tip. Its cere The beak, bill, or Rostrum (anatomy), rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals. A beak is used for pecking, wikt:grasp#Verb, grasping, and holding (in wikt:probe ... is white. The eyerings are grey and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loriinae
Loriinae is a subfamily of Parrot, psittacine birds, one of the six subfamilies that make up the family Psittaculidae. It consists of three tribes, the lories and lorikeets (Loriini), the budgerigar (Melopsittacini) and the fig parrots (Cyclopsittini), which are small birds, mostly of bright colors and inhabitants of Oceania and the islands of Southeast Asia. Taxonomy The subfamily Loriinae was introduced in 1836 (as Loriana and Lorianae) by the English naturalist Prideaux John Selby in his book ''The Natural History of Parrots''. Traditionally it was considered that the lories were the only members of the subfamily Loriinae, or were integrated into their own family, Loriidae, but currently they are classified as a tribe, Loriini, within a larger subfamily Loriinae. The genetic studies showed that the lories are closely related to the budgerigar and the fig parrots of the genera ''Cyclopsitta'' and ''Psittaculirostris'', that form the other two tribes that make up the subfamily, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorius Chlorocercus
The yellow-bibbed lory (''Lorius chlorocercus'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.Forshaw (2006). plate 17. It is endemic to the southern Solomon Islands. Description The yellow-bibbed lory is 28 cm (11 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of head and green wings. It has a yellow transverse band on upper chest and a crescent-shaped black patch on each side of neck. It has blue/green thighs and dark-grey legs. It has an orange-red beak, dark-grey eyerings, and orange irises. Under its wings the bird has blue feathers. File:Yellow-bibbed-Lory-lorius-chlorocercus.jpg, Front File:Yellow-bibbed-Lory.jpg, Side view File:Yellow-bibbed-Lory03.jpg, Side view File:Lorius chlorocercus-20040821B.jpg, From above File:Lorius chlorocercus on cage.jpg, Underside Range and habitat The yellow-bibbed lory is endemic to the eastern Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorius Albidinucha
The white-naped lory (''Lorius albidinucha'') is a monotypic species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Description The white-naped lory is long. It is mostly red with black on top of head and white on back of neck. It has green wings, and a narrow yellow transverse line on each side of body below neck. It has dark-grey legs. It has an orange-red beak, dark-grey eyerings, and orange-yellow pupils.Forshaw (2006). plate 17. Distribution and habitat It is endemic to central and southern New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References Cited texts * Lorius Birds of New I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psittaculidae
Psittaculidae is a family of parrots, commonly known as Old World parrots, though this term is a misnomer, as not all its members occur in the Old World and Psittacinae also occurs in the Old World. It consists of six subfamilies: Psittrichasinae, Agapornithinae, Loriinae, Platycercinae, Psittacellinae and Psittaculinae. Taxonomy The following cladogram shows how the family Psittaculidae relates to the three other families in the order Psittaciformes. The tree is based on the work by Leo Joseph and collaborators published in 2012 but with the choice of families and the number of species in each family taken from the list maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), now the International Ornithologists' Union. Joseph and collaborators proposed that the genera '' Psittrichas'' and '' Coracopsis '' should be placed in their own family, Psittrichasidae. This proposal has not been adopted by taxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Knight (artist)
Frank Knight (born 1941) is an Australian wildlife artist and ornithologist. He was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia. He worked as a field and laboratory assistant for the CSIRO from 1959 to 1966, and was the illustrator for the CSIRO's Division of Wildlife Research from 1966 until 1989. He was the illustrator of '' The Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia'' and '' A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia'', as well as of many other scientific and natural history texts and children's books A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''chi .... He has had several solo exhibitions in Australia. Selected works * * * References 1941 births Living people Australian illustrators Australian bird artists Australian ornithologists Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis Biodiversity Center () is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021. Although its current name and organization are relatively recent, the history of Naturalis can be traced back to the early 1800s. Its collection includes approximately 42 million specimens, making it one of the largest natural history collections in the world. History The beginnings of Naturalis go back to the creation of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie (abbreviated RMNH, National Museum of Natural History) by royal decree on August 9, 1820. In 1878, the geological and mineralogical collections of the museum were split off into a separate museum, remaining distinct until the merger of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie with the Rijksmuseum van Geologie en Mineralogie (abbreviated RGM) in 1984, to form the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum (NNM) or National Museum of Natural Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
