{{Short description|Species of bird}} {{speciesbox | name = Brown lory | image = Brown Lory (Chalcopsitta duivenbodei)-7.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Chalcopsitta duivenbodei'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T22684491A130098893 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22684491A130098893.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Chalcopsitta | species = duivenbodei | authority = Dubois, 1884 | synonyms = }} The '''brown lory''' ('''''Chalcopsitta duivenbodei'''''), also called '''Duyvenbode's lory''', is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae native to northern New Guinea.
==Taxonomy== The brown lory is one of three species in the genus ''Chalcopsitta.'' Within the genus, it is basal to the two other species.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1=Joseph | first1=L. | last2=Merwin | first2=J. | last3=Smith | first3=B.T. | date=2020 | title=Improved systematics of lorikeets reflects their evolutionary history and frames conservation priorities | journal=Emu - Austral Ornithology | volume=120 | issue=3 | pages=201-215 | doi=10.1080/01584197.2020.1779596}}</ref>
The generic name comes from the Greek ''khalkos'', meaning bronze, and the Modern Latin ''psitta'', meaning parrot. The specific epithet commemorates the Dutch merchant Maarten Dirk van Renesse van Duivenbode.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jobling|first=James A.|title=Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names|publisher=Christopher Helm|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4081-3326-2|pages=98, 141}}</ref>
The species is monotypic. Populations from northeastern New Guinea are sometimes treated as a distinct subspecies, ''C. d. syringanuchalis'', on the basis of differences in plumage. Birds from the Sepik River area have also been proposed as a separate subspecies ''C. d. intermedia'', but are almost universally subsumed into the nominate or (where two subspecies are recognised) into ''syringanuchalis''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parrots, cockatoos – IOC World Bird List|url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/parrots/|access-date=2021-07-21|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Description == The brown lory has a black beak, yellow-streaked face, white tail and mostly dark brown plumage.
== Behaviour and ecology ==
=== Breeding === Breeding occurs in April. In captivity, clutches were of two eggs, with an incubation period of 24 days and a nestling period of nearly 11 weeks.<ref>{{Citation|last=Collar|first=Nigel|title=Brown Lory (Chalcopsitta duivenbodei)|date=2020-03-04|url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/brolor1/1.0/introduction|work=Birds of the World|editor-last=Billerman|editor-first=Shawn M.|publisher=Cornell Lab of Ornithology|language=en|doi=10.2173/bow.brolor1.01|access-date=2021-07-21|last2=Boesman|first2=Peter F. D.|editor2-last=Keeney|editor2-first=Brooke K.|editor3-last=Rodewald|editor3-first=Paul G.|editor4-last=Schulenberg|editor4-first=Thomas S.|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
== Habitat and conservation == The brown lory is found in northern New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, with elevations up to 150 m (492 ft). It is considered generally uncommon in its range, though it is locally common in certain areas (such as the Puwani River area south of Vanimo).
== Status == The species is listed as least-concern by the IUCN. However, its population is thought to be declining. The overall population is estimated at 50,000 individuals.<ref>{{Cite web|last=International)|first=BirdLife International (BirdLife|date=2018-08-06|title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Chalcopsitta duivenbodei|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/en|access-date=2021-07-21|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.parrots.org/index.php/encyclopedia/profile/brown_lory/ World Parrot Trust] Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profile
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brown lory Category:Birds of northern New Guinea Category:Birds described in 1884 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot