Hanging parrot
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Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
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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 are mostly green plumaged and short-tailed.
[edit] Species
- Vernal Hanging Parrot, Loriculus vernalis
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Loriculus beryllinus
- Philippine Hanging Parrot, Loriculus philippensis
- 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
- Papuan Hanging Parrot, Loriculus aurantiifrons
- Green-fronted Hanging Parrot, Loriculus tener
- Pygmy Hanging Parrot, Loriculus exilis
- Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot, Loriculus pusillus
- Wallace's Hanging Parrot, Loriculus flosculus
- Camiguin Hanging-parrot, Loriculus camiguinensis