Hanging parrot
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| Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Agapornithinae |
| Genus: | Loriculus Blyth, 1849 |
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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
- Moluccan Hanging Parrot, Loriculus amabilis
- Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot, Loriculus aurantiifrons
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Loriculus beryllinus
- Sangihe Hanging Parrot, Loriculus catamene
- Pygmy Hanging Parrot, Loriculus exilis (also called Green Hanging Parrot)
- Wallace's Hanging Parrot, Loriculus flosculus
- Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Loriculus galgulus
- Sula Hanging Parrot, Loriculus sclateri
- Great Hanging Parrot, Loriculus stigmatus (also called Celebes Hanging Parrot)
- Bismarck Hanging Parrot, Loriculus tener
- Philippine Hanging Parrot, Loriculus philippensis (or Colasisi)
- Cebu Hanging Parrot, Loriculus philippensis chrysonotus
- Camiguin Hanging Parrot, Loriculus (camiguinensis) philippensis
- Black-billed Hanging Parrot, Loriculus (philippensis) bonapartei
- Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot, Loriculus pusillus
- Vernal Hanging Parrot, Loriculus vernalis
See also
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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