Lories and Lorikeets in the Wild Bird Trade in

Indonesia

The Indonesian Parrot Project

October 10, 2010

Our Mission: Help to ConserveIndonesia's Cockatoos, Parrots, and Lories

• Work with governmental authorities to improve the welfare and survival of confiscated birds

• Rehabilitate and release confiscated parrots back into the wild (Kembali Bebas Avian Center, Seram Island)

• Instill pride in local villagers and children in their birdlife and natural resources

• Teach the principles and lasting value of conservation

• Replace trapping of parrots with sustainable economic alternatives

• Conduct scientific research into the ecology and biology of parrots ( Don Brightsmith, Ph.D, Texas A&M, Scientific Director )

• Serve as a source of information and education

Lories/Lorikeets from Moluccas —seen in wild or captivity

•Black-capped lories [ Lorius lory; West Papua] •Chattering lories [Lorius garrulus; North Maluku]

• Moluccan Red lories [Eos bornea] • Green-naped lorikeet [ Trichoglossus .h.haematodus)

• Blue-streaked lory [Eos reticulata -Tanimbar] • Blue-eared lory [ Eos semilarvata ]

• Charmosyna placentis [ Red-flanked lorikeet] [seen in wild only] • Blue-eared lory [Eos semilarvata]---not seen

When did Moluccan loriinae Reach the “Outer” World? A. The East: China

end of 3rd C.; peak in T’ang Dynasty [618-907] B. The West: including Europe in the wild: • deConti (Venetian, ca.1447] • Pigafetta (Spanish , ca. 1520) • Galveo ( Portugese, ca. 1544) as pets: • Emperor Rudolph II of Vienna: [ca. 1552-1612:multiple spp.] • increasing trade by early 1800’s [prob. before]

Lories and Lorikeets in Early Painting—and late Rock’n’ Roll

Bogdani; 1660-1724 )

Procol Harum

Moluccan Red Lory

Moluccan Red Lory with Green-naped Lorikeet

Captive Violet-necked Lories ( Eos squamata)

Chattering Lory ( L. garrulus) at BRIMOB

Pet Black-capped lory,

Lorius lory,

Batanta Island,

West Papua

Photo: S. Metz

Chattering lory

Green-naped (“Rainbow”) Lorikeet

“Lucky”

Psittacines currently at KB

• Cockatoos (Moluccan, Citron-crested, Triton and/or

Eleonora, Goffin’s, “Umbrella”)

• Lories/Lorikeets (Purple-naped, Chattering, Rainbow, Red, Blue-

streaked, Black-capped)

• Eclectus (Red-sided, Vosmaer, Grand, Aru)

Purple-naped lory (Lorius domicella)

Black-capped lory (Lorius lory)

Blue-streaked lory (Eos semilarvata)

Captive Red lory

Kembali Bebas Program for Rehabilitation and Release

• Exam and quarantine for >30-60 days • Samples collected for PCR/DNA testing • Then, move to socialization cages; avoid human interaction • Feed a mixture of market-bought food, natural food, and lory pellets** • Enrichment: natural materials; able to fly • Exam; move to pre-release cage (10x3x3m) for one month • “Soft-release” – birds leave at own pace and will; provide supplements for several weeks • Monitor (leg bands); tail coloration (for larger parrots) ** Cede, Roudybush

Insertion of Micro-chip [by Former Trapper] into Green-naped Lorikeet

Loriinae released from KB • Purple-naped lories, 7 [Lorius domicella]

• Green-backed lorikeets [Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus] • Moluccan Red lories [Eos bornea]

Kembali Bebas Program for Rehabilitation and Release • Exam and quarantine for >30-60 days; samples collected for PCR/DNA testing • Then, move to socialization cages; avoid human interaction • Feed a mixture of market-bought food and natural food • Enrichment: natural materials; flight • Exam; move to pre-release cage (10x3x3m) for one month • “Soft-release” – birds leave at own pace and will; provide supplements for several weeks • Monitor (leg bands; tail coloration)