Wallace's Hanging Parrot | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Loriculus |
Species: | L. flosculus |
Binomial name | |
Loriculus flosculus Wallace, 1864 |
The Wallace's Hanging Parrot, Loriculus flosculus also known as the Flores Hanging Parrot, is a small (length: 11-12 cm) parrot endemic to the island of Flores.
This is an arboreal parrot. The male is predominantly green, with a red bill, a red spot on the throat, orange legs and dark red nape, bright red rump and uppertail-coverts. The female has the red on the throat reduced or absent.
This parrot qualifies as Endangered as it has a very small range and population. The main threat is habitat destruction. The current population is estimated at between 2500 and 10000.