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Hanging parrot

Hanging parrots

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

These little parrots, about 13 cm (5 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

Moluccan Hanging Parrot, Loriculus amabilis
Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot, Loriculus aurantiifrons
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Loriculus beryllinus
Sangihe Hanging Parrot, Loriculus catamene
Pygmy Hanging Parrot, Loriculus exilis (also called Green Hanging Parrot)
Wallace's Hanging Parrot, Loriculus flosculus
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Loriculus galgulus
Sula Hanging Parrot, Loriculus sclateri
Great Hanging Parrot, Loriculus stigmatus (also called Celebes Hanging Parrot)
Bismarck Hanging Parrot, Loriculus tener
Philippine Hanging Parrot, Loriculus philippensis (or Colasisi)
- Cebu Hanging Parrot, Loriculus philippensis chrysonotus
- Camiguin Hanging Parrot, Loriculus (camiguinensis) philippensis
- Black-billed Hanging Parrot, Loriculus (philippensis) bonapartei
Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot, Loriculus pusillus
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.

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Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * Réunion Parakeet and Mauritius Parakeet may united as subspecies or split as separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Psittinus	Blue-rumped Parrot

Psittacella	Brehm's Tiger Parrot • Painted Tiger Parrot • Modest Tiger Parrot • Madarasz's Tiger Parrot

Geoffroyus	Red-cheeked Parrot (or Singing Parrot) • Blue-collared Parrot • Song Parrot

Prioniturus	Montane Racket-tail • Mindanao Racket-tail • Blue-headed Racket-tail • Green Racket-tail • Blue-crowned Racket-tail • Blue-winged Racket-tail (or Sulu Racket-tail) • Yellow-breasted Racket-tail • Golden-mantled Racket-tail • Buru Racket-tail

Tanygnathus	Great-billed Parrot • Blue-naped Parrot • Blue-backed Parrot • Black-lored Parrot

Eclectus	Eclectus Parrot • Oceanic Eclectus Parrot † ₴ (extinct or prehistoric)

Alisterus	Australian King Parrot • Moluccan King Parrot • Papuan King Parrot

Aprosmictus	Jonquil Parrot (or Olive-shouldered Parrot) • Red-winged Parrot

Polytelis	Superb Parrot • Regent Parrot • Princess Parrot

Psittacula	Alexandrine Parakeet (or Alexandrine Parrot) • Seychelles Parakeet † • Rose-ringed Parakeet (or Ringnecked Parakeet) • Réunion Parakeet † * • Mauritius Parakeet * • Newton's Parakeet † • Slaty-headed Parakeet • Grey-headed Parakeet • Plum-headed Parakeet • Blossom-headed Parakeet • Lord Derby's Parakeet • Red-breasted Parakeet • Nicobar Parakeet • Long-tailed Parakeet

Loriculus	Vernal Hanging Parrot • Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot • Philippine Hanging Parrot (supporting pages: Cebu Hanging Parrot and Camiguin Hanging Parrot) • Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot • Great Hanging Parrot (or Sulawesi Hanging Parrot) • Sula Hanging Parrot • Moluccan Hanging Parrot • Sangihe Hanging Parrot • Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot (or Papuan Hanging Parrot) • Bismarck Hanging Parrot (or Green-fronted Hanging Parrot • Pygmy Hanging Parrot (or Red-billed Hanging Parrot) • Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot • Wallace's Hanging Parrot • Camiguin Hanging Parrot

Agapornis	Rosy-faced Lovebird (supporting page: Rosy-faced Lovebird colour genetics) • Yellow-collared Lovebird (or Masked Lovebird ) • Fischer's Lovebird • Lilian's Lovebird • Black-cheeked Lovebird • Grey-headed Lovebird (or Madagascar Lovebird) • Black-winged Lovebird (or Abyssinian Lovebird) • Red-headed Lovebird (or Red-faced Lovebird) • Black-collared Lovebird

incertae sedis (probably Psittaculini)	Mascarene Parrot † (genus: Mascarinus) • Broad-billed Parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus) • Rodrigues Parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)

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