Black lory
Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli, 1786)
The black lory (Chalcopsitta atra) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 195 g to 227.5 g and live up to 17.5 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black lory
- Weight
- 195 g – 227.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 17.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc 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 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 lory is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the black lory?
The black lory (Chalcopsitta atra), is a medium-sized, blackish parrot with black bill, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. The sexes are similar. It is native to West Papua in Indonesia.
The black lory is evaluated as Least Concern on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Is the black lory endangered?
The black lory is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the black lory classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusChalcopsitta
- SpeciesChalcopsitta atra (Scopoli, 1786)
Synonyms Psittacus ater
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- لوري أسودArabic
- lori negreCatalan
- lori černýCzech
- lori dduWelsh
- Sort LoriDanish
- SchwarzloriGerman
- nigra lorioEsperanto
- Lori negroSpanish
- must-nestepapagoiEstonian
- mustaluriFinnish
- Lori noirFrench
- Loriquet noirFrench
- crni loriCroatian
- fekete lóriHungarian
- Nuri hitamIndonesian
- Lori neroItalian
- スミインコJapanese
- juodasis lorisLithuanian
- Zwarte LoriDutch
- svartloriNorwegian
- lora czarnaPolish
- lóri-pretoPortuguese
- lóris-negroPortuguese
- lóris-pretoPortuguese
- Чёрный лориRussian
- Чёрный блестящий лориRussian
- lori čiernySlovak
- Žalosni loriSerbian
- Kara LoriTurkish
- лорі чорнийUkrainian
- 黑鹦鹉Chinese
- 黑吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese
Relatives of the black lory
Other species in the same genus Chalcopsitta.
Brown lory
Chalcopsitta duivenbodei
Yellow-streaked lory
Chalcopsitta scintillata
CompareBlack lory vs Brown loryBlack lory vs Yellow-streaked lory
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black lory?
An adult black lory weighs 195 g – 227.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the black lory live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the black lory for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the black lory endangered?
The black 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 lory live?
The black lory has a recorded lifespan of 17.5 years.
What kind of animal is the black lory?
The black lory (Chalcopsitta atra) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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