Red-and-blue lory
species of bird
The red-and-blue lory (Trichoglossus histrio) is a small, strikingly-colored parrot endemic to Indonesia. The species inhabits a single island, Karakelong, in the Indonesian archipelago, although it was formerly found on the Sangihe Islands and other parts of the Talaud Islands.
Taxonomy
There are two subspecies recognized, one of which is extinct:
Challenger's red-and-blue lory, T. h. challengeri (Salvadori, 1891) - Talaud Islands, presently only found on Karakelong
†Sangir red-and-blue lory, T. h. histrio (P.L.S. Müller, 1776) - formerly found on Sangir, Siau, and Ruang, now extinct
The nominate subspecies, T. h. histrio, is thought to have become extinct due to deforestation. The subspecies T. h. challengeri, formerly thought to have existed on Miangas or Nenusa, was also previously thought to have become extinct, with the populations on the Talaud Islands belonging to the subspecies named the Talaud Islands red-and-blue lory, T. h. talautensis. However, the purported range of challengeri has never been established and is thus thought to be erroneous, so it was synonymized with T. h.
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