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Loriculus

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Also known as Hanging parrot

genus of birds

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPsittaciformes
  5. FamilyPsittacidae
Observations recorded226,395

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
20
With media
45
Family
Psittacidae
Collections
CLO, UAM, NHMUK, UMZC, CAS, MNHN
Recorded in
Indonesia, Philippines

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Agapornithinae
Located in
Riau
Image
Loriculus galgulus -Tanglin Halt, Singapore -female-8 (2).jpg
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taxon name
Loriculus
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Loriculus
topic's main category
Category:Loriculus
Commons gallery
Loriculus
endemic to
Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview

Hanging parrots are birds in the genus Loriculus, a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.

About 13 cm (5.1 in) long, hanging parrots are mostly green plumaged and short-tailed. Often head coloring helps to identify individual species. They are unique among birds for their ability to sleep upside down.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loriculus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.