Hanging parrot

The hanging parrots are birds in the parrot genus Loriculus. This is a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.

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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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).

See also

[3] [4] [5]

References

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