Pygmy Hanging-Parrot
Loriculus exilis
A tiny, bright green parrot with an orange bill, a slim red throat patch, and a red tail. Juveniles have a yellow bill and lack the throat patch. Inhabits the canopy of lowland and hill forest, where usually encountered singly, sometimes in company with Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot. Differs from that species in its smaller size, red bill, green forehead, and uniform green mantle. Calls include a very high-pitched, insect-like “sit,” sometimes given in rapid couplets, that can be hard to hear.
Identification
The pygmy hanging parrot, red-billed hanging parrot or green hanging parrot (Loriculus exilis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and is one of the smallest members of its genus. It is distinctive by its small size, orange bill and bright green plumage with a red throat. The bird is green all over. Its face consists of an orange bill and red throat. The tail is red. It is sometimes confused with the great hanging parrot due to their similar color but the pygmy hanging parrot is smaller and has a more red bill, green forehead, and uniform green mantle. It is endemic to forest, mangrove and other wooded habitats on the Indonesian island called Sulawesi.
Taxonomy
Genus: Loriculus; Family: Psittaculidae; Order: Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Loriculus exilis
- Authority
- Schlegel, 1866
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Loriculus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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