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Brown Lory
Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Dubois, AJC, 1884
Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots
Brown Lory, Chalcopsitta duivenbodei, is a parrot of northern New Guinea and nearby islands in the breeding range of Australasia. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae and was described by Dubois, AJC, 1884. Its plumage is mostly dark brown, with a black beak, a yellow-streaked face and a white tail. It is one of three members of Chalcopsitta and is the basal species in that group. The bird is monotypic, although some populations have been proposed as separate subspecies on the basis of plumage differences.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots
- Breeding range
- Australasia: n New Guinea and satellites
