Gualori
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The Gualori , more rarely called Muschenbroeck's Lori or Yellow-billed Mountain Lorikeet ( Neopsittacus musschenbroekii ) is a species from the subfamily of Loris (Loriinae).
features
The plumage, which is moss green on the top and lighter on the underside, is rather brown on the head and neck, and light green on the cheeks. There are yellow lines on the forehead, cheeks and neck. The iris is red. On the chest there is an individually very different red spot, which tapers in a wedge shape to the anus . A broad, also red band extends under the wings and on the wings. The tail is orange-yellow underneath with red markings. The yellow beak is broad and strong. The feet are gray with dark claws. There is no sexual dimorphism .
Way of life
Occurrence and habitat
The Gualori is native to the mountains of New Guinea . There he lives in the mountain forests at altitudes of 1000 to 2800 m. The species can often be seen in the company of other species of lory. In higher mountain forest regions this is mostly the emerald gualori ( Neopsittacus pullicauda ).
Behavior and nutrition
The Gualori is a fast flyer, but it can also walk very well on branches with the help of its beak. Often times during the flight he lets his rolling piercing scream be heard. This lori not only feeds on nectar and pollen like most of its relatives , but also on harder seeds and fruits. Its powerful beak allows it to eat not only insects or their larvae, but also buds and flowers, especially those of cassuarines and Schefflera .
Reproduction
The breeding season, which probably begins in June, lasts about 25 days. The chicks that hatch from the two eggs stay in the nest for about eight weeks. Fledglings are paler in color and have larger green areas on the red patch on the chest. Your iris and beak are initially dark.
Subspecies
At least one subspecies is distinguished from the nominate form . The subspecies known as Greater Gualori was described by Oscar Neumann in 1924 as Neopsittacus musschenbroekii major . It becomes larger (length 21 cm, wings 12 cm, tail 9.5 cm), is paler in color and is characterized by narrower, but bright green-yellow shaft lines. It is native to the southeastern mountains of New Guinea and from the Huon Peninsula to South Papua. Their way of life corresponds to that of the Gualoris, but they prefer higher altitudes. Another subspecies, which is not recognized by all authors, is the mean Gualori Neopsittacus musschenbroekii medius Stresemann , 1936. This form, native to the snowy mountains of New Guinea, stands in its appearance between the two already described. The shaft lines on the cheeks are more yellow.
Web links
- Neopsittacus musschenbroekii in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Theo Pagel: Loris: Free life, keeping and breeding of the brush-tongued parrots , pp. 122–124, Ulmer Stuttgart 1998 Berlin & Hamburg, ISBN 3-8001-7352-2
- ↑ www.itis.gov - ITIS Standard report - as of 10.2009