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Black-capped lory

Lorius lory (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The black-capped lory (Lorius lory) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 172.2 g to 181 g and live up to 18.5 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-capped lory (Lorius lory)
Photo: Doug Janson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-capped lory

Weight
172.2 g – 181 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
18.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the black-capped lory live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The black-capped lory is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the black-capped lory?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-capped lory (Lorius lory) also known as western black-capped lory or the tricolored lory, is a parrot found in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It is a colourful and relatively robust lory (31 cm (12 in)). There are seven subspecies, all with green wings, red heads and body around the wing, a black cap, grey-black cere, yellow underwings, and blue legs and belly. Most also have a blue nape and mantle (area between wings on the back). It remains overall widespread and common, but the subspecies cyanuchen is relatively rare, with fewer than 5,000 individuals remaining.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-capped lory” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-capped_lory&oldid=1314346036), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-capped lory endangered?

The black-capped lory is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the black-capped lory classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusLorius
  7. SpeciesLorius lory (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Domicella lory, Psittacus lory

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Cotorra tricolorCatalan
  • lori novoguinejskýCzech
  • lori bendduWelsh
  • Blåhalet LoriDanish
  • Blåhalet FrueloriDanish
  • FrauenloriGerman
  • nigraĉapa lorioEsperanto
  • Lori tricolorSpanish
  • Lori de cabeza negraSpanish
  • mustkõht-nestepapagoiEstonian
  • Lorius loryBasque
  • luriFinnish
  • aitoluriFinnish
  • Lori tricoloreFrench
  • crnokapi loriCroatian
  • asszonylóriHungarian
  • vöröstarkójú hölgylóriHungarian
  • Kasturi kepala-hitamIndonesian
  • Lori capineroItalian
  • オトメズグロインコJapanese
  • juodakepuris lorisLithuanian
  • ZwartkaploriDutch
  • jomfruloriNorwegian
  • dama niebieskobrzuchaPolish
  • lóris-tricolorPortuguese
  • lóri-de-barrete-pretoPortuguese
  • lóris-bailarinoPortuguese
  • Дамский лориRussian
  • Дамский широкохвостый лориRussian
  • lori trojfarebnýSlovak
  • Damski loriSerbian
  • svarthättad loriSwedish
  • Svarthättad lorikitSwedish
  • నల్ల తల లోరీTelugu
  • Karabaş loriTurkish
  • Kara Başlıklı LoriTurkish
  • лорі трибарвнийUkrainian
  • 黑顶鹦鹉Chinese
  • 黑頂吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-capped lory

Other species in the same genus Lorius.

CompareBlack-capped lory vs Chattering loryBlack-capped lory vs Purple-naped loryBlack-capped lory vs Yellow-bibbed loryBlack-capped lory vs Purple-bellied lory

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-capped lory?

An adult black-capped lory weighs 172.2 g – 181 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the black-capped lory live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the black-capped lory for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the black-capped lory endangered?

The black-capped lory is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the black-capped lory live?

The black-capped lory has a recorded lifespan of 18.5 years.

What kind of animal is the black-capped lory?

The black-capped lory (Lorius lory) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_capped_lory_2026,
  title = {Black-capped lory (Lorius lory)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-lory},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}