BLUE-EARED LORY

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.

Contents

References

External links

References

★ 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.

External links

★ BirdLife Species Factsheet

★ IUCN Red List