Bismarck hanging parrot
| Bismarck hanging parrot | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Two females | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Agapornithinae |
| Genus: | Loriculus |
| Species: | L. tener |
| Binomial name | |
| Loriculus tener Sclater, 1877 | |
The Bismarck hanging parrot or green-fronted hanging parrot (Loriculus tener) is a small species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is endemic to forest in the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the orange-fronted hanging parrot.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Loriculus tener". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.