Dusky Lory

The Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Alternative common names are the white-rumped lory or the dusky-orange lory. The dusky lory's natural habitat is in New Guinea's Indonesian (West Papua) and Papua New Guinean zones, below an elevation of around 2500 meters. Additionally, it is indigenous to the neighboring Indonesian islands of Yapen and Salawati. Subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests are its native habitats.

The dusky lory is a short-tailed parrot about 25 cm long. It is mainly brown and has a whitish back and rump. Its back and rump are yellowish, and most of its body is brown. It has two color phases; its abdomen and band across the top of its thorax are either yellow or orange. At the base of its lower jaw, where the beak would normally be, there is a patch of exposed orange skin. The legs are grey, and the irises are crimson. Externally, there is no difference between males and females. The irises of juveniles are yellowish-grey, their backs and rumps are yellowish, and their beaks are yellow at the base and brown/black at the tip.