Dusky Lory Has Two Color Phases

The dusky lory has two color phases. The orange and yellow variants both have a golden-brown crown, an orange collar, and a white rump. The upper breast is black-barred. The ventral side their wings are orange and the tail is dark blue. The wings are black and tipped with orange. This color phase also has orange skin near the lower mandible. The yellow phase birds replace most of the orange areas with yellow.