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Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot
Also Known As: Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Large Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Celebes Hanging Parrot, Celebes Spotted Hanging Parrot, Red-capped Hanging Parrot, Red-crowned Hanging Parrot
Wild Maroon-rumped (Sulawesi) Hanging Parrot foraging
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Did You Know?
The Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot is the largest of the Hanging Parrots.
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Loriculus
Species:
stigmatus
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 15cm (5.8 in) | Probably 28-35g (1-1.2 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Male-in general green in colour; red forehead and crown, reaching beyond level of eye; orange/yellow tint to nape and mantle; chin and throat have red mark; red carpal edge; dark maroon/red rump and upper tail coverts; green tail tipped with yellow/green. Bill black. Eye pale yellow. Female-green forehead and crown. Eye brown.
Colourization Juvenile: Green forehead and crown; yellow throat mark washed with red; green/yellow carpal edge. Bill horn in colour. Eye brown.
Call: Calls are described as high-pitched and repetitious two or three-note sounds, the first note with upward inflection. Alarm call is shrill.
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Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E182.htm&Pic=182_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=1519&m=0
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.
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