The Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata) is a monotypic species
of parrot in the Psittaculidae family, and the only species of the genus
Pseudeos. Alternative common names are the White-rumped Lory or the
Dusky-orange Lory.The Dusky Lory is short tailed parrot about 25 cm (10
in) long. It is
mainly brown and has a whitish back and rump. It has two colour phases;
the band across the upper chest together with its abdomen are either
yellow or orange. The beak is dark orange and there is an area of bare
orange skin at the base of its lower mandible. The irises are red and
the legs are grey.
The
male and females are identical in external appearance. Juveniles are
duller with a yellowish back and rump, yellowish-grey irises, and a beak
that is yellow at the base and brown/black towards the tip.
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