The Black Lory has several subspecies; subspecies atra is black with a violet-blue rump. This entry limits its range to subspecies atra in West Papua, Indonesia.
Subspecies atra is generally black, with a violet-to-blue rump. It has a black eye-ring and orange-to-red eyes.
It feeds on flowering Schefflera shrubs and coconuts. It may gather in large flocks to forage in flowering trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.