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Flores Hanging Parrot
Also Known As: Wallace's Hanging Parrot
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Did You Know?
The Flores Hanging Parrot was, until fairly recently, thought to be extinct due to its very small range and population.
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Loriculus
Species:
flosculus
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 12cm (4.7 in) | Not available |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Male- mainly green in colour, orange tint on nape to upper mantle; red rump and upper tail coverts; long, red mark on throat; green tail tipped with pale green; outer tail feathers tipped with orange/red. Bill orange/red. Eye orange. Female- as in male, but long, red mark on throat minimal or absent. Eye brown.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult female, but bill duller in colour.
Call: Calls made in flight are sharp and screeching; same notes are made while perched but are softer. Also emits some hoarse, abrupt notes in display.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E184.htm&Pic=184_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=1526&m=0
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
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