Facts om Lorier.

   CLASS : AVES / BIRDS
          FAMILY : PSITTACIFORMES / PARROTS
          SUBFAMILY : LORIINAE / LORIES

The distribution of lories and lorikeets goes from the Philippines, Mindanao and Micronesia at north, Indonesia and the surrounding islands and Bali at west. Australia, New Guinea and the islands east of Australia to Tahiti at east and south to Tasmania. With such large distribution lories live in many different habitats. From semi desert in Australia with extreme heat in daytime and temperatures below freezing in night time to lowland and montane rain forest and some species even live in alpine climates in highland at New Guinea. This is the reason why many lory species adapt very fast to the climate in Europe. But many species have only a very small distribution, one or maybe a couple of small islands . This make them extremely vulnerable to both nature and human made change in their habitats . Many species are declining in numbers and some are close to extinction ! All though catching and exportations of wild birds are no longer allowed in many countries, many lories are still being caught illegal ! It´s difficult to blame the poor natives who tries to earn a little money for living selling the birds they have caught, and as long as not so poor business men will pay and have a good opportunity to sell the birds for high prizes the illegal trade will continue ! We can only hope that so many birds will be bred in captivity, that soon there will be no need and demand for wild caught birds , legal or illegal ! We, as breeders have a responsibility too . Many can´t resist the temptation if they are offered rare birds even if they haven´t got the needed papers . Recently the EU have stopped all importation of wild caught birds . So we will not get birds like that anymore. Today a great work is done to educate the local natives to take care of their nature and its creatures. Maybe this will help the lories to survive in the future. And let´s hope, it´s not to late !!!

The sub family LORIINAE has 11 genera, 55 species and approximately 63 subspecies ( Not all subspecies are mentioned here ! )

In english there are 2 names for lories. Lories are those with short and rounded tail. Lorikeets are those species with long tapered tail . In danish there all called lories. The english names can be equated with the terminology parrot - parakeet .

*Latin name*	*Danish name*	*English name*	*German name*	*Habitat*
Chalcopsitta atra atra	Sort lori	Black lory	Schwartzlori	New Guinea
C. atra bernsteini	Bernsteins lori	Bernstein blacklory	Bernstein Schwartz	New Guinea
C. atra insignis	Rajah lori	Rajah lory	Samet lori	New Guinea
C. duivenbodei duivenbodei	Duivenbodes lori	Dyvenbode´s lory	Braun lori	New Guinea
C. scintillatta scintillatta	Gulstreget lori	Yellowstreaked lory	Schimmer lori	New Guinea
C. cardinalis	Kardinal lori	Cardinal lory	Kardinal lori	Solomon isl.og N.G

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Pseudeos

Pseudeos fuscata

Dusky lori

Dusky Lory

Weissbürzel lori

N.Guinea,Salawati

Lorius

Lorius lory lory	Frue lori	Black - capped lory	Frauenlori	Salawati,Waigeo .....
L. lory erythrothorax	Rødbrystet lori	Redbreasted lory	Salvadori Frauenl.	Geelvink,Onin,Huon
L. lory salvadorii	Salvadori lori	Savadori lory	Meyers frauenlori	North east N.Guinea,
L. lory jobiensis	Jobi lori	Joby Lory	Jobi frauenlori	Jobi, Mios Geelvinkb.
L. chlorocercus	Grønhalet lori	Yellowbibbed lory	Grünschwanzlori	Solomon islands
L . domicellus	Domicella lori	Purple-naped lory	Erzlori	Ceram, Amboina
L . albidinucha	Hvidnakket lori	White-naped lory	Weissnacken lori	Neuirland(Bismarck..)
L. hypoinochrous hypoinochrous	Violbuget lori	Purple-bellied lory	Schwartzsteiss lori	Misima, Tagula(N.guinea)
L. garrulus garrulus	Gulskuldret lori	Chattering lory	Gelbmantel lori	Halmahera,Weda
L . garrulus flavopalliatus	Gulrygget lori	Yellowbacked lory	Prachtgelbmantel....	Batjan, Obi
L . garrulus obiensis	Obi - gulrygget lori	Obi-yellowbacked	Obi Gelbmantel...

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Eos

Eos bornea bornea	Rød lori / Amboina lori	Red lory	Amboina Rotlori	Amboina, Saparua
E.bornea cyanonothus	Buru lori	Buru-red lory	Buru rotlori	Buru
E.squamata squamata	Violetnakket lori	Violet-necked lory	Kapuzen lori	Papua.MajaWeda ..
E.squamata riciniata	Kapuziner lori	Bechstein lory	Bechsteinkapuzenl..	Weda.Moluccas
E.squamata obiensis	Obi lori	Obi lory	Obi lori	Obi
Eos cyanogenia	Sortvinget lori	Black-winged lory	Blauohr lori	Biak,Manim,MiosNum
Eos reticulata	Blåstreget lori	Bluestreaked lory	Blaustrichel lori	Tanimbar,Kai,Damar
Eos semilarvata	Halvmaske lori	Blue-eared lory	Halbmasken lori	Seram
Eos histrio histrio	Diadem lori	Red and blue lory	Diadem lori	Sangihe,Siau

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Trichoglossus

T. haematodus haematodus	Grønnakket lori	Greennaped lorikeet	Breitbinden Allfarb lori..
T.h. moluccanus	Bjerg lori	Rainbow lorikeet	Gebirgs lori
T.h. mitchellii	Mitchells lori	Mitchell´s lorikeet	Mitchell Allbarblori
T.h. forsteni	Forstens lori	Forsten´s lorikeet	Forsten Allfarblori
T.h. weberi	Webers lori	Weber´s lorikeet	Webers Allfarblori
T.h. capistratus	Edwards lori	Edward´s lorikeet	Blauwangen Allfarbl.
T.h. rosenbergii	Rosenbergs lori	Rosenberg lorikeet	rosenberg Allfarblori
T.h. caeruleiceps	Blåhovedet lori	Blueheaded lorikeet	Blasskopf Allfarblori
T.h. massena	Massena lori	Coconut lorikeet	Massena Allfarblori
T.h. rubritorquis	Rødnakket lori	Redcollared lorikeet	Rotnacken Allfarblori
T.h. nigrogularis	Sortstrubet lori	Blackthroated lorike	Schwartzkehl Allfarb
T.h. deplanchii	Deplanch lori	Deplanches lorikeet	Neukaledonien alfa..
T.flavoviridis flavoviridis	Gulgrøn lori	Yellow-green lorike.	Gelbgruner lori
T.flavoviridis meyeri	Meyers lori	Meyer´s lorikeet	Meyers gelbgrun lori
T. ornatus	Pragt lori	Ornate lorikeet	Schmucklori
T. rubiginosus	Kirs lori	Cherryred lorikeet	Kirsch lori
T.chlorolepidotus	Skælbrystet lori	Scalybreasted lorik..	Schuppenlori
T. euteles	Gulhovedet lori	Perfect lorikeet	Gelbkopf lori
T.iris iris	Iris lori	Iris lorikeet	Irislori
T.johnstoniae johnstoniae*	Apo lori	Mount Apo lorikeet	Apolori
T. versicolor *	Mangefarvet lori	Varied lorikeet	Buntlori
T. goldiei *	Goldies lori	Goldie´s lorikeet	Veilchenlori

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Charmosyna

C. placentis placentis	Rødflanket kokuslori	Redflanked lorikeet	Schonlori
C.p. subplacens	Grønrygget kokuslori	Sclaters pleasing lo..	Grunburzeliger sch.
C.p. ornata	Ornat kokuslori	Ornate pleasing lo...	Schmuck lori
C. pulchella pulchella	Fairy Lori	Fairy lorikeet	Goldstrichel lori
C. josefinae josefinae	Josefine lori	Josephine lorikeet	Josephinen lori
C. papou papou	Papua lori	Papuan lorikeet	Papua lori
C. papou goliathina *	Stella lori	Stella´s lorikeet	Stella papualori
C.papou stellae	Stella lori	Stella´s lorikeet	Stellas Zierlori
C. multistrata	Multistreget lori	Striated lorikeet	Vielstrichellori
C.wilhelminae	Wilhelmina lori	Wilhelmina lorikeet	Wilhelminenzierl..
C.rubronotata rubronotata	Rødisset lori	Redspotted lorkeet	Rotstirn lori
c.rubrigularis rubrigularis	Rødhalset lori	Redchinned lorikeet	Rotkehlzierlori

* This is the one we know as the Stella lorikeet

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Glossopsitta

G. concinna	Moskus lori	Musk lorikeet	Moschus lori
G. pusilla	Dværg lori	Little lorikeet	Zwerglori
G. porphyrocephala	Cephala lori	Purplecrowned lorikeet	Blauscheitel lori

Vini

Vini australis	Blåkronet lori	Bluecrowned lorikeet	Blaukappchenlori
Vini kuhlii	Kuhls lori	Kuhl´s lorikeet	Rubinlori
Vini peruviana	Tahiti lori	Tahitian blue lorikeet	Saphir lori
Vini stepheni	Stephens lori	Stephen´s lorikeet	Stephenlori
Vini ultramarina	Ultramarin lori	Ultramarine lorikeet	Smaragd lori

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Phigys

Phigys solitarius

Solitær lori

Collared lorikeet

Einsiedler lori

Oreopsittacus

O. arfaki arfaki	Arfak lori	Whiskered lorikeet	Arfakbergzierlori
O.arfaki gransis	Sydlig arfak lori	Southern alpinelorikeet	Sudlicher bergzierl.
O.arfaki major	Stor arfak lori	Greater alpinelorikeet	Grosser bergzierlori

Neopsittacus

N.pullicauda pullicauda	Emerald lori	Emerald lorikeet	Harters gualori
N.musschenbroekii	Gua lori	Musschenbroeks lorikeet	Gualori
N.m. major	Stor Gualori	Southern muss. lorikeet	Grosser Gualori

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Close related to lories are the Loriculus species ( Hanging parrots) - TheCyclopsitta and Psittaculirostris species ( Figparrots ) - and Lathamus discolor ( Swift parrot )