Blue-eared Lory
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The Blue-eared Lory, Eos semilarvata, (also known as Ceram Lory, Half-masked Lory or Seram Lory) is a parrot found only on the island of Seram in Maluku province, Indonesia.
The Blue-eared Lory is the smallest Eos at 24cm long. It has a red body with blue cheeks, chin, and ear-coverts, purple-blue abdomen and undertail coverts, and black streaked wings. The adult has an orange beak with juvenile's pink.
The Blue-eared Lory is sometimes found in the altitude as low as 800m, but primarily from 1600-2400m. It feeds on flowering trees, including tree-heathers above the tree-line. The flocks are small.
A common species in its limited range, the Blue-eared Lory is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Eos semilarvata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 14 April 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.
