A red parrot with a black cap, moss-green wings, and a short dark tail. Note the red bill with a dark nostril area. In flight, shows red, yellow, and black stripes on underwings. Juveniles have brown bills and blue underwings. Groups inhabit forest, edges, and savanna in lowlands and foothills. Most Black-capped Lories have a dark collar, and some also show extensive blackish-blue markings on the underparts, unlike Purple-bellied Lory. The form of Black-capped Lory in the hills of south-central New Guinea lacks the collar and underside markings, so differs from Purple-bellied Lory by dark nostril area and call. Gives a shrill, two- to three-note shriek: “weeee-wooooo.”