The blue-eared lory (Eos semilarvata) (also known as Ceram lory, half-masked lory or Seram lory) is a parrot found only on the island of Seram in Maluku province, Indonesia.
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| Feeding at San Diego Zoo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Eos |
| Species: | E. semilarvata
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| Eos semilarvata Bonaparte, 1850
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The blue-eared lory is the smallest Eos at 24 cm long. It has a red body with blue cheeks, chin, and ear-coverts, purple-blue abdomen and undertail coverts, and black streaked wings. The adult has an orange beak with juvenile's pink.
The blue-eared lory is sometimes found in the altitude as low as 800 m, but primarily from 1600–2400 m. It feeds on flowering trees, including tree-heathers above the tree-line. The flocks are small.
A common species in its limited range, the blue-eared lory is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Its population is decreasing, and has been since at least 2019.[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Eos semilarvata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22684524A156213405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22684524A156213405.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Nandika, Dudi; Agustina, Dwi; Heinsohn, Robert; Olah, George (2021-09-30). "Wildlife Trade Influencing Natural Parrot Populations on a Biodiverse Indonesian Island". Diversity. 13 (10): 483. doi:10.3390/d13100483. hdl:1885/316160. ISSN 1424-2818.
- Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.
- "Species factsheet: Eos semilarvata". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 20 March 2009.
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