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Western Black-capped Lory, Salvadori's Fig Parrot -
Zwartkaplori, Salvadori vijgpapegaai
-
Lorius lory, Psittaculirostris salvadorii

Image ID:
1682
Date: 
15/07/2011
Location: 
Nimbokrang,
West Papua,
Indonesia
Description: 

On the left: a pair of Salvadori's Fig Parrots. On the right, a Western Black-capped Lory.
Salvadori's Fig Parrot is the one of the rarest parrot's in Papua. It's range is restricted to the lowland forests in the North West from the Cyclops Mountains to the East of the Geelvink Bay. Because of this and the threat of it's habitat it is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
This image is one of the few pictures of this species in the wild. The fact that it is a tiny bird, spending most of his time in the canopy of big forest trees, make it a difficult species to observe. The Swamp Forest in Nimbokrang is definitely one of the best places to spot this species.
Western Black-capped Lory is another Papuan endemic, sharing the same habits: it spends also most of his time high in the forest canopy and feeds on flowering trees in the lowlands of Papua and his satelite islands.

Keywords: 
vogel |
bird |
Parrot |
papegaai |
vijgpapegaai |
fig parrot |
salvadori's fig-parrot |
salvadori vijg-papegaai |
psittaculirostris |
psittaculirostris salvadorii |
western black-capped lory |
lorius lory |
zwartkaplori |
lowland |
lowland rainforest |
lowland hills |
tropical rainforest |
tropical |
primary forest |
pristine forest |
old growth forest |
swamp forest |
gallery forest |
cavitybreeder |
forest canopy species |
Nimbokrang |
West Papua |
Indonesia |
New Guinea |
tropisch |
laagland |
regenwoud |
laaglandregenwoud |
laagland heuvels |
tropisch regenwoud |
primair bos |
oerbos |
moerasbos |
holenbroeder |
kronendaksoort |
endeem |
endemic |
papuan endemic |
Papoea endeem |
North West Papua endemic |
Geelvink Bay |
Rode Lijst |
Red List |
IUCN |
Vulnerable
Category: 
Birds |
Non-passerines |
Cockatoos and Parrots |
Places |
New Guinea and Pacific Islands |
West Papua, Indonesia |
Nimbokrang
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/western-black-capped-lory-salvadoris-fig-parrot

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