Yellow-throated hanging parrot

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Yellow-throated hanging parrot
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Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Loriculus
Species:
L. pusillus
Binomial name
Loriculus pusillus
Gray, 1859

The yellow-throated hanging parrot (Loriculus pusillus) is a small species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. It is found in forest and adjacent habitats. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Loriculus pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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