Brown lory
Chalcopsitta duivenbodei A. J. C. Dubois, 1884
The brown lory (Chalcopsitta duivenbodei) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 218 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the brown lory
- Weight
- 218 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- 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 brown 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 brown 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 brown lory?
The brown lory (Chalcopsitta duivenbodei), also called Duyvenbode's lory, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae native to northern New Guinea.
From the Wikipedia article “Brown lory” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown_lory&oldid=1382321149), 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 brown lory endangered?
The brown 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 brown lory classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusChalcopsitta
- SpeciesChalcopsitta duivenbodei A. J. C. Dubois, 1884
Synonyms Chalcopsitta duivenbodei duivenbodei, Chalcopsitta duivenbodei syringanuchalis, Chalcopsittacus duivenbodei
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- لوري بنيArabic
- lori bruCatalan
- lori olivovýCzech
- lori DuyvenbodeWelsh
- Gulmasket LoriDanish
- BraunloriGerman
- bruna lorioEsperanto
- Lori pardoSpanish
- Lori de DuivenbodeSpanish
- pruun-nestepapagoiEstonian
- ruskoluriFinnish
- Lori de DuyvenbodeFrench
- Loriquet de DuyvenbodeFrench
- barna lóriHungarian
- Nuri coklatIndonesian
- Lori brunoItalian
- キバネインコJapanese
- rudasis lorisLithuanian
- Duyvenbodes LoriDutch
- lora oliwkowaPolish
- lóri-castanhoPortuguese
- lóris-castanhoPortuguese
- Бурый лориRussian
- Бурый блестящий лориRussian
- lori hnedýSlovak
- Smeđi loriSerbian
- brunloriSwedish
- Kahverengi LoriTurkish
- лорі бурийUkrainian
- 褐吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese
- 黄额褐鹦鹉Chinese
Relatives of the brown lory
Other species in the same genus Chalcopsitta.
Black lory
Chalcopsitta atra
Yellow-streaked lory
Chalcopsitta scintillata
CompareBrown lory vs Black loryBrown lory vs Yellow-streaked lory
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown lory?
An adult brown lory weighs 218 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the brown lory live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the brown lory for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the brown lory endangered?
The brown lory is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the brown lory?
The brown lory (Chalcopsitta duivenbodei) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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