4. Duivenbode Lory

Common names

English: Brown Lory
Dutch: Duivenbodei Lori
German: Braunlori
French: Lori De Duivenbodeii

Distribution

Endemic to north new guinea.

Description

Unusual and striking “bumble bee” colors. Olive brown on back and wings. Yellow forehead and band of yellow spreading from lores and around the lower beak and throat to resemble a well-trimmed beard. Bend of wing and under wing, inner thighs and base of some chest feathers yellow, beak and leggs are black, iris brown and rump is violet-blue.

Maturity: 3 – 3 ½ years
Length: 31cm
Weight: 200 – 250g

Call

Loud two-toned call, also a screech witch is not persistent

Eggs: 2 eggs
Incubation: 24 – 25 days
Ring size: 7.5 – 8.5mm
Fledging: About 10 weeks