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White-naped lory

Lorius albidinucha (Rothschild & Hartert, 1924)

NTNear Threatenedparrots

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.

White-naped lory (Lorius albidinucha)
Photo: Тимофей никиш · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

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?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the white-naped lory classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusLorius
  7. 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

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the white-naped lory

Other species in the same genus Lorius.

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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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BibTeX
@misc{white_naped_lory_2026,
  title = {White-naped lory (Lorius albidinucha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-naped-lory},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}