Cardinal Lory

Chalcopsitta cardinalis

The cardinal lory is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. The cardinal lory lives mainly in the mangrove and the lowland forests of the Solomon Islands, Bougainville Island and easternmost islands of the Bismarck Archipelago. It was previously placed in the genus Pseudeos.

Scientific name

Chalcopsitta cardinalis

Family

Old World Parrots

IUCN status

LC