Black-winged Lory

An Indonesian endemic, the Black-winged Lory is distributed to forests and coastal habitat of Biak, Numfor, Manim and Mios Num islands in Cenderawasih Bay, Papua. It frequents and roosts in coconut trees.

The Black-winged Lory is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Black-winged Lory, Eos cyanogenia also known as Biak Red Lory is a medium-sized, up to 30 cm (12 in) long, long-tailed lory. It has a bright red plumage, black shoulder, red iris, an orange red bill and violet ear-patch behind eye. The underwings are red, becoming yellowish with black tips. Both sexes are similar. An Indonesian endemic, the Black-winged Lory is distributed to forests and coastal habitat of Biak, Numfor, Manim and Mios Num islands in Cenderawasih Bay, Papua. It frequents and roosts in coconut trees. More

size and, in some areas, hunting, the Black-winged Lory is at risk of becoming extinct and is, therefore, evaluated as Vulnerable on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Black-winged LoryDescription The long-tailed Black-winged Lory is medium-sized, growing up to 30 cm (12 in) in length, including tail. The plumage is mostly bright red, with a black shoulder, red eyes, an orangey red bill and violet ear-patches behind the eyes. More

The beautiful Black-winged Lory – A species in danger of disappearing from aviculture - By Rosemary Low The number of parrot species being bred in numbers sufficient to sustain them is gradually declining. This is mainly because the market is driven by commerce and the species for which there is little demand will not survive. More

Images previous Black-winged lory imagePair of black-winged lories © Lip Kee YapPair of black-winged lories Species related by - * Family group * Habitat * Conservation status * * View image slideshow * Link to this image * Email to a friend * More

The Black-winged Lory is a beautiful and robust lory that thrives on most fodder mixtures. ... http://www.lorisiden.dk/stndard2/stnd17.htm Sortvinget Lori: Sortvinget Lori. Eos cyanogenia. Black-winged Lory. Levesteder: De Indonesiske øer: Numfoor, Biak, Manim og Moes Num i Geelvinkbugten. Kønsmoden: 3-3½ år. ... http://www.kcbbs.gen.nz/lori/ar/blackwing.html Lory Link - Black Winged Lory: Black Winged Lory. By John Nunn. Eos Cyanogenia (Bonaparte). Length 30cm (12ins approx) weight 160 grams. They come from West Irian, Biak ... http://www.kcbbs.gen.nz/lori/ar/lories. More

BLACK-WINGED LORY EOS CYANOGENIA Vacancy, Chester Zoo Upton by Chester Cheshire, CH2 1LH United Kingdom IUCN category of threat : VU C2a(ii) ver 3. More