parrot vs lory

parrot and lory both are nouns.

As nouns, lory is a hyponym of parrot; that is, lory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than parrot:

parrot: usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
lory: small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits

Other hyponyms of parrot include popinjay, poll, poll parrot, Psittacus erithacus, African gray, African grey, amazon, macaw, Nestor notabilis, kea, cockatoo, Nymphicus hollandicus, cockateel, cockatiel, cockatoo parrot, lovebird, parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet.

parrot (noun)	lory (noun)
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds	small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

parrot (verb)	lory (verb)
repeat mindlessly