[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Psitteuteles iris | [authority] Temminck, 1835 | [UK] Iris Lorikeet | [FR] Loriquet iris | [DE] Irislori | [ES] Lori Iris | [NL] Irislori | [copyright picture] SD Dirk
Subspecies
Monotypic species
Genus
Genus Psitteuteles (sometimes classified in the Genus Trichoglossus) comprises three species of smallish mainly green parrots. These are known for their agressive behavior. Found in the montane regions of Northern Australia and New Guinea.
Physical charateristics
Mostly green with pale-green transverse striations on its underside. The top of the head is red and there is a purple band from the eyes extending over the ears. The beak is red-orange, the iris is orange, and the legs are bluish-grey. The red on the head of the female is paler and less extensive. The extent and shade of the red and purple on the head varies between two or three subspecies
Listen to the sound of Iris Lorikeet
[audio:http://www.planetofbirds.com/MASTER/PSITTACIFORMES/Psittacidae/sounds/Iris Lorikeet.mp3]
Copyright remark: Most sounds derived from xeno-canto
recorded by Colin Trainor
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Range
Australasia : Lesser Sundas. Psitteuteles iris is restricted to Timor and Wetar, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. It is reported to be not uncommon on Timor-Leste, it still survives in reasonable numbers in West Timor and it is, or at least once was, locally not uncommon on Wetar
Habitat
It occurs in monsoon forest up to 1,500 m, and also in open eucalypt savannah.
Reproduction
No data, in captivity clutch of 2 eggs which are incubated for about 23 days; young fledge after 9-10 weeks.
Feeding habits
Feeds of flowering trees.
Video Iris Lorikeet
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eDgxg4JmNY
copyright: Josep del Hoyo
Conservation
This poorly known species has a moderately small population, and it is likely to be declining owing to trapping and habitat loss; it therefore qualifies as Near Threatened.
It is subject to unknown levels of trapping for the bird trade and is also likely to be affected by ongoing forest loss.
It is subject to unknown levels of trapping for the bird trade and is also likely to be affected by ongoing forest loss.
Migration
Sedentary, hardly any data, but moght wander in search of food.
Distribution map
