Hanging parrot

Hanging parrots
	Blue-crowned hanging parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Subfamily:	Agapornithinae
Genus:	Loriculus; Blyth, 1849
Species
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The hanging parrots are birds in the parrots genus Loriculus. This is a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.

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: P tacidae: Loriculus) from Camiguin Island, Philippines. Fieldiana Zoology 106:49-57

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[DA_2003-1] Alderton, David (2003). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Caged and Aviary Birds. London, England: Hermes House. p. 214. ISBN 1-84309-164-X.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] Tello, J., J. Degner, J. Bates, and D. Willward. 2006. A new species of Hanging-parrot (Aves: P tacidae: Loriculus) from Camiguin Island, Philippines. Fieldiana Zoology 106:49-57

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