Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot

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Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot

Male
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Superfamily:	Psittacoidea
Family:	Psittaculidae
Subfamily:	Agapornithinae
Genus:	Loriculus
Species:	L. aurantiifrons
Binomial name
*Loriculus aurantiifrons* Schlegel, 1873

The Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot or Papuan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus aurantiifrons) is a small species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is endemic to forest in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It sometimes includes the Bismarck Hanging Parrot as a subspecies.

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Loriculus aurantiifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

External links

World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles

v t e Tribus: Psittaculini

Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * Réunion Parakeet and Mauritius Parakeet may united as subspecies or split as separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Psittinus	Blue-rumped Parrot

Psittacella	Brehm's Tiger Parrot Painted Tiger Parrot Modest Tiger Parrot Madarasz's Tiger Parrot

Geoffroyus	Red-cheeked Parrot (or Singing Parrot) Blue-collared Parrot Song Parrot

Prioniturus	Montane Racket-tail Mindanao Racket-tail Blue-headed Racket-tail Green Racket-tail Blue-crowned Racket-tail Blue-winged Racket-tail (or Sulu Racket-tail) Yellow-breasted Racket-tail Golden-mantled Racket-tail Buru Racket-tail

Tanygnathus	Great-billed Parrot Blue-naped Parrot Blue-backed Parrot Black-lored Parrot

Eclectus	Eclectus Parrot Oceanic Eclectus Parrot † ₴ (extinct or prehistoric)

Alisterus	Australian King Parrot Moluccan King Parrot Papuan King Parrot

Aprosmictus	Jonquil Parrot (or Olive-shouldered Parrot) Red-winged Parrot

Polytelis	Superb Parrot Regent Parrot Princess Parrot

Psittacula	Alexandrine Parakeet (or Alexandrine Parrot) Seychelles Parakeet † Rose-ringed Parakeet (or Ringnecked Parakeet) Réunion Parakeet † * Mauritius Parakeet * Newton's Parakeet † Slaty-headed Parakeet Grey-headed Parakeet Plum-headed Parakeet Blossom-headed Parakeet Lord Derby's Parakeet Red-breasted Parakeet Nicobar Parakeet Long-tailed Parakeet

Loriculus	Vernal Hanging Parrot Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Philippine Hanging Parrot (supporting pages: Cebu Hanging Parrot and Camiguin Hanging Parrot) Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Great Hanging Parrot (or Sulawesi Hanging Parrot) Sula Hanging Parrot Moluccan Hanging Parrot Sangihe Hanging Parrot Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot (or Papuan Hanging Parrot) Bismarck Hanging Parrot (or Green-fronted Hanging Parrot Pygmy Hanging Parrot (or Red-billed Hanging Parrot) Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot Wallace's Hanging Parrot Camiguin Hanging Parrot

Agapornis	Rosy-faced Lovebird (supporting page: Rosy-faced Lovebird colour genetics) Yellow-collared Lovebird (or Masked Lovebird ) Fischer's Lovebird Lilian's Lovebird Black-cheeked Lovebird Grey-headed Lovebird (or Madagascar Lovebird) Black-winged Lovebird (or Abyssinian Lovebird) Red-headed Lovebird (or Red-faced Lovebird) Black-collared Lovebird

incertae sedis (probably Psittaculini)	Broad-billed Parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus) Rodrigues Parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)

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