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Blue-eared Lory Eos semilarvata |
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Blue-eared Lory Eos semilarvata |
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The Blue-eared Lory is red with purple-blue feathers on its cheek, "chin" and "ears", as well as on its lower belly, thighs and patterns on its back. Also called the Seram/Ceram Lory or Half-masked Lory, it lives at high altitude on the Indonesian island of Seram. It is the smallest of the Eos lories.
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Violet-necked Lory Eos squamata |
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The Violet-necked Lory, also from Indonesia, lives in moist tropical lowlands. There are three sub-species with different ranges and with different amounts of violet colouring on their necks. Above is the nominate Violet-necked sub-species (Eos squamata squamata). |
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Another sub-species, above is the Obi Violet-necked Lory (Eos squamata obiensis). |
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