Red lory
Eos bornea (Linnaeus, 1758)
The red lory (Eos bornea) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 156 g and live up to 24.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the red lory
- Weight
- 156 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 24.7 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
- Not recorded
Where does the red lory live?
Not recorded
What is the red lory?
The red lory (Trichoglossus borneus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is the second-most commonly kept lory in captivity, after the rainbow lorikeet.
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Is the red lory endangered?
The red 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 red lory classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusEos
- SpeciesEos bornea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Eos borneo borneo, Eos rubra, Eos rubra rubra, Psittacus borneus, Psittacus guebiensis, Trichoglossus borneus
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- lori vermellCatalan
- lori gochWelsh
- Rød LoriDanish
- RotloriGerman
- Amboina-RotloriGerman
- ruĝa lorioEsperanto
- Skarlata lorioEsperanto
- Lori rojoSpanish
- puna-nestepapagoiEstonian
- Eos borneaBasque
- طوطی سرخPersian
- punaluriFinnish
- Lori écarlateFrench
- Loriquet écarlateFrench
- vörös lóriHungarian
- Nuri malukuIndonesian
- Lori rossoItalian
- ヒインコJapanese
- paprastasis lorisLithuanian
- Rode LoriDutch
- lora karmazynowaPolish
- lorysa karmazynowaPolish
- lóri-vermelhoPortuguese
- lóris-vermelhoPortuguese
- Papagaio-escarlatePortuguese
- Красный лориRussian
- lori červenýSlovak
- Crveni loriSerbian
- rödloriSwedish
- Röd lorikitSwedish
- ఎర్ర లోరీTelugu
- Kırmızı LoriTurkish
- лорі червонийUkrainian
- Vẹt Lory đỏVietnamese
- 紅伶Chinese
- 紅吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese
- 紅色吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese
- 红鹦鹉Chinese
Relatives of the red lory
Other species in the same genus Eos.
Violet-necked lory
Eos squamata
Red-and-blue lory
Eos histrio
Black-winged lory
Eos cyanogenia
Blue-streaked lory
Eos reticulata
Blue-eared lory
Eos semilarvata
CompareRed lory vs Violet-necked loryRed lory vs Red-and-blue loryRed lory vs Black-winged loryRed lory vs Blue-streaked lory
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red lory?
An adult red lory weighs 156 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red lory endangered?
The red lory is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the red lory live?
The red lory has a recorded lifespan of 24.7 years.
What kind of animal is the red lory?
The red lory (Eos bornea) 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
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
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