Black-winged Lory (Trichoglossus cyanogenius) | Photos and ID

NTNear Threatened

Black-winged Lory (Trichoglossus cyanogenius), photo 1 — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Ltshears assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain

Black-winged Lory (Trichoglossus cyanogenius), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-winged Lory (Trichoglossus cyanogenius), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-winged Lory (Trichoglossus cyanogenius), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-winged Lory (Trichoglossus cyanogenius), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Black-winged Lory

The black-winged lory, also known as the Biak red lory, is a medium-sized, about 30 cm (12 in) long, long-tailed lory. It has a bright red plumage, black shoulder, red iris, an orange red bill and violet ear-patch behind eye. The underwings are red, becoming yellowish with black tips. The sexes are similar.

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Easily confused with

Musk LorikeetTrichoglossus concinnusThe musk lorikeet is 22 centimetres (8.7 in) long.

Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusThe rainbow lorikeet is a medium-sized parrot, with the length ranging from 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 11.8 in), including the tail, and the weight varies from 75 to 157 g (2.6–5.5 oz).

Biak LorikeetTrichoglossus rosenbergiiThe Biak lorikeet, also known as Rosenberg's lorikeet, is a parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

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