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The cardinal lory is 31 cm (12 in) long. All plumage is red. The beak is orange with black at its base. The bare skin at base of beak and around eyes is black, and the irises are orange-red. Its legs are grey. The male and female are identical in external appearance. The beaks of the juveniles are dull orange with more prominent black areas than the adults, pale grey eye-rings, and yellow irises.
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When to see the Cardinal Lory
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cardinal Lory
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Cardinal Lory
The cardinal lory is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. The cardinal lory lives mainly in the mangrove and the lowland forests of the Solomon Islands, Bougainville Island and easternmost islands of the Bismarck Archipelago. It was previously placed in the genus Pseudeos.
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Easily confused with
Yellow-streaked LoryChalcopsitta scintillataThe yellow-streaked lory, also known as the streaked lory or yellowish-streaked lory, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
Black LoryChalcopsitta atraThe black lory is 32 cm (13 in) long and has a black bill.
Brown LoryChalcopsitta duivenbodeiThe brown lory has a black beak, yellow-streaked face, white tail and mostly dark brown plumage.
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