Diademlori
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Talaud's diademed lory ( Eos histrio talautensis ) |
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The Diademlori or Harlequin Lorikeet ( Eos histrio ) is a species of parrot from the genus Red Loris . It is endemic to the Sangihe , Talaud and Miangas Islands north of Sulawesi ( Indonesia ).
features
The body length of the Diademlori is 31 cm. It is the only species of the genus with a blue chest band and a blue band from the eye to over the ear covers. The coat and back are blue, shoulder feathers, flight feathers and trousers are black, the tail is reddish-purple. A purple-blue spot extends from the top of the head to the back of the head. The beak is orange.
At E. h. histrio, the blue eye stripe extends from the eye over the ear covers and the sides of the neck to the blue of the coat and the upper back. The upper wing covers are red with black feather tips. The elytra in E. h. talautensis are less black in color. At E. h. challengeri , the blue eye stripe does not touch the coat, the blue chest band is less extended and interspersed with red.
Way of life
The Diademlori lives in forests, but also visits agricultural areas. Its diet consists of fruits and insects. Hollow trees in tall trees serve as nesting places. The main breeding season seems to be May to June, but it probably nests in other months as well.
Subspecies and distribution
There are three subspecies of the Diademlori:
- The Diademlori ( E. h. Histrio ), the nominate form, lives on the Siau , Ruang and Sangihe Islands .
- The Talaud Diademlori ( E. h. Talautensis Meyer & Wiglesworth , 1894) can be found on the three Talaud Islands Karakelong , Salebabu and Kabaruang .
- The Nenusa Diademlori ( E. h. Challengeri Salvadori , 1891) from Nenusa and / or Miangas .
Hazard and protection
The diademed lory is endangered by habitat loss and year-round trapping, especially for the local pet bird trade. On the Talaud Islands, the diademed lory is the most common bird in captivity. The use of insecticides and the transmission of diseases from escaped caged birds are other potential hazards. On Sangihe, the species has become extinct as a result of the decline in lowland rainforests. According to the Fund for Endangered Parrots , only the population on Karakelong Island is viable.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) classifies the diademed lory as endangered due to its very small distribution area and the decrease in the population, to a large extent due to catches for trade. It is listed in the Washington Convention on the Protection of Species (CITES) in Appendix I and in EC Regulation 709/2010 [EC] in Appendix A and is strictly protected according to the Federal Nature Conservation Act [BG] (Status :: s).
Diadem Loris in human hands
1871 Diademloris were exhibited for the first time in London. Few animals live in specialized bird parks and zoos today. Isolated offspring have only been documented since 1995.
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Joseph M. Forshaw, Frank Knigh: Parrots of the World. Princeton University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0691142852 , p. 40.
- ^ Birdlife data sheet , accessed November 6, 2011
- ↑ Eos histrio in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ↑ www.itis.gov - ITIS Standard report - as of 10.2009
- ^ Jon Riley: Population sizes and the status of endemic and restricted-range bird species on Sangihe Island, Indonesia. Bird Conservation International, 2002 ( online )
- ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation: WISIA-Online. accessed on November 6, 2011 Search online ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Theo Pagel: Loris: Free life, keeping and breeding of brush-tongue parrots , pp. 186-189, Ulmer Stuttgart 1998 Berlin & Hamburg, ISBN 3-8001-7352-2
- ↑ Jörg Hodel: My experiences with Diademloris . In: Parrots 6/2007 (breeding report)
literature
- AB Meyer and LW Wiglesworth: About a first collection of birds from the Talaut Islands. In: Journal für Ornithologie Volume 42, Number 3 / July 1894 (first description by Eos histrio talautensls)
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Red-and-blue Lory (Eos histrio) in the Internet Bird Collection
- Eos histrio inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.1. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008.
- Frank R. Lambert: Diademlori project.