The black-capped lory (Lorius lory ) also known as western black-capped lory or the tricolored lory, is a parrot found in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It is a colourful and relatively robust lory (31 cm (12 in)). There are seven subspecies, all with green wings, red heads and body around the wing, a black cap, grey-black cere, yellow underwings, and blue legs and belly. Most also have a blue nape and mantle (area between wings on the back). It remains overall widespread and common, but the subspecies cyanuchen is relatively rare, with fewer than 5,000 individuals remaining.
Their black-capped lory inhabits the primary forest and forest edges in most lowland areas up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) (sporadically to 1,750 m (5,740 ft)), but not monsoon forest or coconut plantations. It is usually found in pairs and occasionally in groups of 10 or more. Their diet includes pollen, nectar, flowers, fruit and insects.
This parrot lives in Papua – New Guinea and the neighboring archipelagos. It is found in forests and their fringes, as well as in wooded wetlands.
Stays in small groups or in pairs. It sits on flowering trees and shrubs, where it looks for food. Foraging birds are quiet and try to be invisible. However, they can be screaming and learn to imitate sounds easily.
It feeds on insects at all stages of development, fruit, flowers, pollen and nectar.
Females do not differ from males in appearance. These birds nest in hollows; females lay two eggs and incubates them for about 24 days.
The tongue of the blue-bellied lady is specially adapted to the collection of nectar – on the tip of the tongue there are brushes characteristic for loris, which help to collect the liquid food.
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