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Species of bird

White-naped lory
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Lorius
Species:	L. albidinucha
Binomial name
*Lorius albidinucha* (Rothschild & Hartert, 1924)
Synonyms
Lorius albidinuchus (Rothschild & Hartert, 1924)

The white-naped lory (Lorius albidinucha) is a monotypic species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

Description

The white-naped lory is 26 cm (10 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of head and white on back of neck. It has green wings, and a narrow yellow transverse line on each side of body below neck. It has dark-grey legs. It has an orange-red beak, dark-grey eyerings, and orange-yellow pupils.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to central and southern New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

BirdLife International (2016). "Lorius albidinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684603A93037395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684603A93037395.en.
"Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". zoonomen.net. 28 March 2009.
Forshaw (2006). plate 17.

Cited texts

Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.

v t e Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Loriini)
Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
Chalcopsitta	Black lory Brown lory (or Duyvenbode's lory) Yellow-streaked lory
Eos	Black-winged lory Violet-necked lory Blue-streaked lory Red-and-blue lory Red lory Blue-eared lory
Pseudeos	Dusky lory Cardinal lory
Trichoglossus	Pohnpei lorikeet Rainbow lorikeet Sunset Lorikeet (or scarlet-breasted lorikeet) * Leaf lorikeet (also Flores lorikeet or Weber's lorikeet) * Marigold lorikeet * Red-collared lorikeet * Scaly-breasted lorikeet Olive-headed lorikeet Coconut lorikeet Biak lorikeet
Saudareos	Mindanao lorikeet (or Johnstone's lorikeet) Sula lorikeet Yellow-cheeked lorikeet Ornate lorikeet Iris lorikeet
Psitteuteles	Varied lorikeet
Glossoptilus	Goldie's lorikeet
Lorius	Purple-bellied lory Black-capped lory (or Stresemann's lory) White-naped lory Yellow-bibbed lory Purple-naped lory Chattering lory
Vini	Blue-crowned lorikeet Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet) Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet) Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory) Ultramarine lorikeet Palm lorikeet Red-chinned lorikeet Meek's lorikeet New Caledonian lorikeet Red-throated lorikeet Collared lory Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴ Conquered lorikeet † ₴
Glossopsitta	Musk lorikeet
Parvipsitta	Little lorikeet Purple-crowned lorikeet
Charmosyna	Josephine's lorikeet Papuan lorikeet Stella's lorikeet
Charminetta	Pygmy lorikeet
Hypocharmosyna	Red-fronted lorikeet Red-flanked lorikeet
Charmosynopsis	Blue-fronted lorikeet Fairy lorikeet
Synorhacma	Striated lorikeet
Charmosynoides	Duchess lorikeet
Neopsittacus	Yellow-billed lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's lorikeet) Orange-billed lorikeet (or emerald lorikeet)

Taxon identifiers
Lorius albidinucha	Wikidata: Q997606 Wikispecies: Lorius albidinucha BirdLife: 22684603 BOLD: 114076 BOW: whnlor2 CoL: 3W7G9 eBird: whnlor2 GBIF: 2479428 iNaturalist: 18949 IRMNG: 10193479 ITIS: 177438 IUCN: 22684603 NCBI: 504062 Open Tree of Life: 771942 Species+: 9350 Xeno-canto: Lorius-albidinucha

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