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Violet-necked lory

Eos squamata (Boddaert, 1783)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The violet-necked lory (Eos squamata) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 91 g and live up to 16.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Violet-necked lory (Eos squamata)
Photo: Doug Janson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the violet-necked lory

Weight
91 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
16.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
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 violet-necked lory live?

Not recorded

What is the violet-necked lory?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The violet-necked lory (Trichoglossus squamatus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found in the northern Maluku Islands and west Papuan islands. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Violet-necked lory” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Violet-necked_lory&oldid=1379250604), 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 violet-necked lory endangered?

The violet-necked 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 violet-necked lory classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusEos
  7. SpeciesEos squamata (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Eos squamataia, Psittacus squamatus, Trichoglossus squamatus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • lori ventrenegreCatalan
  • lori modrobřichýCzech
  • lori fialovobřichýCzech
  • lori wddf fioledWelsh
  • KapucinerloriDanish
  • KapuzenloriGerman
  • violkola lorioEsperanto
  • Lori escamosoSpanish
  • violettkael-nestepapagoiEstonian
  • kaulusluriFinnish
  • Lori écailléFrench
  • Loriquet écailléFrench
  • ljubičastovrati loriCroatian
  • csuklyás lóriHungarian
  • Nuri kalung-unguIndonesian
  • Lori colloviolaItalian
  • Lori dal collo violettoItalian
  • コムラサキインコJapanese
  • žvynuotasis lorisLithuanian
  • VioletnekloriDutch
  • fiolettkrageloriNorwegian
  • lora modrobrzuchaPolish
  • lora fioletowoszyjaPolish
  • lorysa modrobrzuchaPolish
  • lóris-de-colar-violetaPortuguese
  • lóri-de-pescoço-violetaPortuguese
  • Чешуйчатый лориRussian
  • Чешуйчатый красный лориRussian
  • lori šarlátovýSlovak
  • Mali kapuciner loriSerbian
  • violetthalsad loriSwedish
  • Mor Boyunlu LoriTurkish
  • лорі фіолетовошиїйUkrainian
  • 紫颈鹦鹉Chinese
  • 紫頸吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the violet-necked lory

Other species in the same genus Eos.

LC, Least Concern
Red lory (Eos bornea)

Red lory

Eos bornea

Psittaculidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the violet-necked lory?

An adult violet-necked lory weighs 91 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the violet-necked lory endangered?

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

How long does the violet-necked lory live?

The violet-necked lory has a recorded lifespan of 16.5 years.

What kind of animal is the violet-necked lory?

The violet-necked lory (Eos squamata) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Violet-necked lory (Eos squamata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-necked-lory

MLA

“Violet-necked lory (Eos squamata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-necked-lory.

BibTeX
@misc{violet_necked_lory_2026,
  title = {Violet-necked lory (Eos squamata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-necked-lory},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}