Cardinal Lory (Chalcopsitta cardinalis)
Date: 13 September 2006
Location: Torotsian (Torotsian, Torotsian Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea)
Notes:
all red lories with 'authoritative' tails in flight; mantle frosted bluish, darkening the red hue; bill pale orange-red; some calls lacking the high, squeaky overtones of Rainbow Lorikeet, sounding more like buzzing; distant pair acrobatically feeding on flower clusters of a large tree
See general information about Cardinal Lory.
