Mountain Lory

The mountain loris usually lives in forests or forest edges where the vegetation is very dense. However, it can also be found in parks and gardens, and there is a good population of mountain lorises in the city of Sydney.

It lives in flocks that can consist of a few individual birds or up to several hundred. The size of the flock depends on the amount of food in the area.

A flock of mountain lorises settling in an orchard can cause a lot of damage. It is therefore considered a pest by orchardists and is sometimes hunted down and killed.

The mountain loris belongs to the parrot order and today there are approximately 325 parrot species in Australia and New Guinea, South America, Asia and Africa.

The mountain glory spends almost its entire life in the trees and only comes to the ground to drink.

• Distribution: Forest areas in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu
• Stock: The mountain glory is not endangered
• Weight: 100-150 grams
• Body length: 30-35 cm, including tail
• Incubation period: 25 days. The chicks are ready to fly after 7-8 weeks
• Number of eggs: Usually two
• Food: Pollen, nectar and fruit, but also seeds, berries, insects and insect larvae
• Zoo menu: Nectar gruel, fruit and vegetables
• Lifespan: 10 years in the wild