Hanging parrot
The hanging parrots are birds in the parrot genus Loriculus. This is a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Agapornithinae |
| Genus: | Loriculus Blyth, 1849 |
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These little parrots, about 13 cm (5.1 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
In one study from 1960, researchers discovered 23 new specimens of Hanging Parrots on Camiguin Islands located in the Philippines (Tello et. al., 2006). In addition, multiple species of Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrots have been found throughout regions of India and Ceylon (Buckley 1966), as well as 14 endemic bird species in lowland areas in New Britain (Davis et. al., 2017).
- Moluccan hanging parrot, Loriculus amabilis
- Orange-fronted hanging parrot, Loriculus aurantiifrons
- Sri Lanka hanging parrot, Loriculus beryllinus
- Sangihe hanging parrot, Loriculus catamene
- Camiguin hanging parrot, Loriculus camiguinensis (sometimes considered a subgenus of L. philippensis)
- Pygmy hanging parrot, Loriculus exilis (also called Green hanging parrot)
- Wallace's hanging parrot, Loriculus flosculus
- Blue-crowned hanging parrot, Loriculus galgulus
- Philippine hanging parrot, Loriculus philippensis (or Colasisi)
- Cebu hanging parrot, Loriculus philippensis chrysonotus
- Black-billed hanging parrot, Loriculus (philippensis) bonapartei
- Yellow-throated hanging parrot, Loriculus pusillus
- Sula hanging parrot, Loriculus sclateri
- Great hanging parrot, Loriculus stigmatus (also called Celebes hanging parrot)
- Bismarck hanging parrot, Loriculus tener
- Vernal hanging parrot, Loriculus vernalis
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.
- Buckley, F., 1966. Behavior of the Blue-crowned hanging parrot Loriculus galgulus with comparative notes on the Vernal hanging parrot L. vernalis. Journal of Avian Science 110:145-164.
- Davis, R., G. Dutson, and J. Szabo. 2017. Conservation status of threatened and endemic birds of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Bird Conservation International 28:439-450.
- Tello, J., J. Degner, J. Bates, and D. Willward. 2006. A new species of Hanging-parrot (Aves: Psittacidae: Loriculus) from Camiguin Island, Philippines. Fieldiana Zoology 106:49-57
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