The beautiful Purple-naped Lory (Lorius domicella) is forest-dwelling endemic to the islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered endangered, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade.

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The best place to see them is on Seram, Indonesia.  It appears always to have been uncommon or rare, recent records deriving only from within Manusela National Park in central Seram, where it is scarce, and from the Wae Fufa catchment in the east, where it is fairly common on ridges between 900 and 1,050 m.I have a blog post about how to get to Seram.  For more information about  the Purple-naped Lory, check Birdlife and World Parrot Trust.

Seram