Black-capped Lory

When to see the Black-capped Lory

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-capped Lory

The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Singapore.

About the Black-capped Lory

The black-capped lory also known as western black-capped lory or the tricolored lory, is a parrot found in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It is a colourful and relatively robust lory. There are seven subspecies, all with green wings, red heads and body around the wing, a black cap, grey-black cere, yellow underwings, and blue legs and belly. Most also have a blue nape and mantle. It remains overall widespread and common, but the subspecies cyanuchen is relatively rare, with fewer than 5,000 individuals remaining.

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Easily confused with

Purple-bellied LoryLorius hypoinochrousThe purple-bellied lory is 26 cm (10 in) long. Yellow-bibbed LoryLorius chlorocercusThe yellow-bibbed lory is 28 cm (11 in) long. Chattering LoryLorius garrulusThe chattering lory is 30 cm (12 in) long.