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Yellow-bibbed Lory

Lorius chlorocercus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicOmnivoreForestMedium · 174 g
Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus), photo 1
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Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus), photo 2
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Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus), photo 3
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Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus), photo 4
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Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus), photo 5
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Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus), photo 6
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Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus), photo 7
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Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus), photo 8
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Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus), photo 9
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ID tip

The yellow-bibbed lory is 28 cm (11 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of the head and green wings. It has a yellow transverse band on the upper chest and a crescent-shaped black patch on each side of the neck. It has blue/green thighs and dark grey legs. It has an orange-red beak, dark grey eyerings, and orange irises. Under its wings the bird has blue feathers.

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When to see the Yellow-bibbed Lory

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Yellow-bibbed Lory

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Solomon Islands

About the Yellow-bibbed Lory

The yellow-bibbed lory is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the southern Solomon Islands.

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Easily confused with

Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus) Chattering LoryLorius garrulusThe chattering lory is 30 cm (12 in) long. White-naped LoryLorius albidinuchaThe white-naped lory is 26 cm (10 in) long. Purple-naped Lory (Lorius domicella) Purple-naped LoryLorius domicellaThe purple-naped lory is 28 cm (11 in) long.

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