White-naped lory
Lorius albidinucha (Rothschild & Hartert, 1924)
The white-naped lory (Lorius albidinucha) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 132 g to 133 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Quick facts about the white-naped lory
- Weight
- 132 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
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the white-naped 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 white-naped lory is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the white-naped lory?
The white-naped lory (Lorius albidinucha) is a monotypic species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
From the Wikipedia article “White-naped lory” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-naped_lory&oldid=1379752708), 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 white-naped lory endangered?
The white-naped lory is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the white-naped lory classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusLorius
- SpeciesLorius albidinucha (Rothschild & Hartert, 1924)
Synonyms Domicella albidinucha, Lorius albidinuchus, Lorius albidinuchus albidinuchus, Lorius albidinuchus albidinuchus, Lorius albidinuchus albidinuchus
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- lori de clatell blancCatalan
- lori bělotýlýCzech
- Hvidnakket LoriDanish
- WeißnackenloriGerman
- blanknuka lorioEsperanto
- Lori nuquiblancoSpanish
- valgekukal-nestepapagoiEstonian
- valkoniskaluriFinnish
- Lori à nuque blancheFrench
- novoirski loriCroatian
- fehérnyakú lóriHungarian
- fehértarkójú lóriHungarian
- Lori nucabiancaItalian
- シロエリズグロインコJapanese
- baltasprandis lorisLithuanian
- WitnekloriDutch
- hvitnakkeloriNorwegian
- dama białokryzaPolish
- lóri-de-nuca-brancaPortuguese
- lóris-de-nuca-brancaPortuguese
- Белошейный лориRussian
- Белошейный широкохвостый лориRussian
- lori bielotylovýSlovak
- Belopotiljačni loriSerbian
- vitnackad loriSwedish
- Ak Enseli LoriTurkish
- лорі новоірландськийUkrainian
- 白枕鹦鹉Chinese
- 白頸吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese
Relatives of the white-naped lory
Other species in the same genus Lorius.

Chattering lory
Lorius garrulus

Black-capped lory
Lorius lory

Purple-naped lory
Lorius domicella

Yellow-bibbed lory
Lorius chlorocercus

Purple-bellied lory
Lorius hypoinochrous
CompareWhite-naped lory vs Chattering loryWhite-naped lory vs Black-capped loryWhite-naped lory vs Purple-naped loryWhite-naped lory vs Yellow-bibbed lory
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-naped lory?
An adult white-naped lory weighs 132 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the white-naped lory live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the white-naped lory for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the white-naped lory endangered?
The white-naped lory is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the white-naped lory?
The white-naped lory (Lorius albidinucha) 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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