| Hanging parrots | |
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| File:Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) 4c.jpg | |
| Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Agapornithinae |
| Genus: | Loriculus Blyth, 1849 |
| Species | |
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The hanging parrots are birds in the parrot genus Loriculus . This is a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.
These little parrots, about 13 cm (5 in) long, are mostly green plumaged and short-tailed. Often head coloring helps to identify individual species.[1] These parrots are unique among birds for their ability to sleep upside down.[2]
Species[]
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus vernalis
- Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus beryllinus
- Colasisi / Philippine Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus philippensis
- Camiguin Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus camiguinensis
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus galgulus
- Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus stigmatus
- Sula Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus sclateri
- Moluccan Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus amabilis
- Sangihe Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus catamene
- Orange-fronted Hanging-Parrot / Papuan Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus aurantiifrons
- Bismarck Hanging-Parrot / Green-fronted Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus tener
- Red-billed Hanging-Parrot Pygmy Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus exilis
- Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus pusillus
- Wallace's Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus flosculus
See also[]
- Parrotlet
- Pygmy parrot
- Fig parrot
References[]
- ^ Alderton, David (2003). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Caged and Aviary Birds. London, England: Hermes House. p. 214. ISBN 1-84309-164-X.
- ^ Buckley, Francine G (1966). "Behaviour of the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus with comparative notes on the Vernal Hanging Parrot L. vernalis". Ibis. 110 (2): 145–164. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1968.tb00438.x.
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