Lorius albidinucha

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	PSITTACIFORMES	PSITTACIDAE

Scientific Name:

Lorius albidinucha

Species Authority:

(Rothschild & Hartert, 1924)

Common Name/s:

English	–	White-naped Lory
Spanish	–	Lori Nuquiblanco

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Mahood, S., Butchart, S.

Contributor/s:

Dutson, G., Gibbs, D., Beehler, B.

Justification:
This species has a small, poorly studied range, in which available evidence suggests it is relatively common. However it is likely to have a moderately small population which may be declining owing to logging. It therefore qualifies as Near Threatened.

History:

2004	–	Near Threatened
1988	–	Near Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Lorius albinucha, long known only from the montane massif of southern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, has now also been found on the Lelet Plateau in the middle of the island⁴. It is uncommon to fairly common in forest between 500-2,000 m and has occasionally been seen down to 250 m in logged forest^1,2,3. It is likely to have a population of less than 10,000 individuals.
Countries:	Native: Papua New Guinea
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a hill forest species, which like other members of the genus, feeds on fruit and flowers.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Logging is presently in operation up to 500 m on the southern massif but is unlikely to extend into montane forest²; logging was not apparent but must also threaten forest on Lelet⁴. It is probably not declining, but may do so if the logging operations expand into steep montane forest.

Major Threat(s):

Logging is presently in operation up to 500 m on the southern massif but is unlikely to extend into montane forest²; logging was not apparent but must also threaten forest on Lelet⁴. It is probably not declining, but may do so if the logging operations expand into steep montane forest.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Conservation Actions Underway None is known. Conservation Actions Proposed Effectively protect hill forest. Determine tolerance of logged forest at different altitudes. Monitor populations in key sites.

Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions Underway
None is known.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Effectively protect hill forest. Determine tolerance of logged forest at different altitudes. Monitor populations in key sites.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2008. Lorius albidinucha. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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