| 
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
Also Known As: Malay Hanging Parrot, Malay Loriquet, Blue-topped Hanging Parrot, Sapphire-crowned Hanging Parrot
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
Credit: © Jacob Yuri Wackerhausen | License: ShutterStock
Species Profile
Genus:Loriculus
Species:
galgulus
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
|---|---|
| 12cm (4.7 in) | 28g (1 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Male-in general green plumage; dark blue patch on crown; orange/yellow wash on mantle; red rump and upper tail coverts; band across lower back yellow; red throat patch. Bill black. Eye dark brown. Female-minimal blue on crown and orange/yellow on mantle; red throat patch absent; yellow band on lower back absent.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult female but with grey forehead washed with blue; blue on crown and orange/yellow on mantle absent; green rump with feathers margined red. Bill yellow/brown.
Call: Calls made in flight shrill and squeaky. Group calls rapidly repeated or ringing. While feeding notes are occasionally shrill and with two syllables.
Listen now Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Tailfeathers Network http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/birdinformation/hangingparrots.php
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E181.htm&Pic=181_1.JPG
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1518&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
xeno-canto Asia http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
WPT MEMBER'S LOGIN
