Sula Hanging Parrot |
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Also known as: Golden-backed Hanging Parrot, Sclater's Hanging Parrot
Sula Hanging Parrot at Taliabu Island
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Related publications: Loriculus sclateriSpecies Profile
Genus: Loriculus | Species: sclateri
Size:
15cm (6 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
two: L.s. sclateri, L.s. ruber
Colour Adult:
L.s. sclateri: Both adults mainly green; red chin and throat; orange/yellow mantle and back; rump and upper tail coverts crimson, extending to tip of tail; red carpal edge; tail green tipped with yellow/green. Bill black. Eye pale yellow in male, brown in female.
L.s. ruber: Both adults as in sclateri, but with red mantle and back.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Calls are weak and high-pitched; also variously buzzy and di or trisyllabic notes that are repeated rapidly.
Listen NowMore Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
xeno-canto Sula Hanging Parrot, Lambert, Frank XC95127
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Sula Hanging Parrot at Taliabu Island
© Fachmi Azhar Aji
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
When the Sula Hanging Parrot flies one can hear a 'whirring' to its wings, much like a hummingbird.Academic Research
Related publications: Loriculus sclateriSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Almost unknown in captivity.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Planted aviary 2.5 x 1.0 x 2m (8.2 x 3.3 x 6.5 ft) outside; inside very spacious enclosure with room to fly.
Diet:
Mainly fruit such as: apple, pear, banana, figs; vegetables; store-bought or handmade lory formula; small seed mix: canary, millets, grass seed; if possible provide fruit tree branches will flowers (unsprayed); when rearing young provide softened rusk, eggfood and mealworm larvae.
Enrichment:
Provide plenty of bird-safe wood chewables (fir, pine, elder and willow) branches. Also heat sterilized pine cones, wooden block toys and vegetable tanned leather toys.
Nest Box Size:
Nest log 12cm x 30cm (4.7" x 11.7").
Clutch Size:
About 3
Incubation Time:
20 days.
Fledging Age:
About 30 days.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Sula Hanging Parrot at Taliabu Island
© Fachmi Azhar Aji
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
When the Sula Hanging Parrot flies one can hear a 'whirring' to its wings, much like a hummingbird.Academic Research
Related publications: Loriculus sclateriSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Possible threats include habitat loss and fragmentation, and also trapping.
Range:
L.s. sclateri: Taliabu, Mangole, and Sanana, Sula Islands.
L.s. ruber: Peleng, Banggai and Labobo Islands.
Habitat:
Found up to 450m (1476 ft). Generally occurs in primary and secondary forests, mainly at forest edge; remnant tall trees in cultivated areas, plantations.
Wild Diet:
Not recorded.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Found single, in pairs or small groups. Nesting material is tucked into wing feathers to be taken to the nest during breeding. Courtship feeding has been recorded.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Possibly 3 rounded eggs, 17.0 x 14.5mm (0.7 x 0.5 in).
Breeding Season:
Not recorded.
Sula Hanging Parrot at Taliabu Island
© Fachmi Azhar Aji
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
When the Sula Hanging Parrot flies one can hear a 'whirring' to its wings, much like a hummingbird.Academic Research
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