Violet-necked Lory

Also known as Eos squamata

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The violet-necked lory (Trichoglossus squamatus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found in the northern Maluku Islands and west Papuan islands. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Violet-necked Lory” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.