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Vernal Hanging Parrot
Also Known As: Green Hanging Parrot, Indian Hanging Parrot, Indian Lorikeet
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Did You Know?
The Vernal Hanging Parrot will sometimes take palm wine collected in pots and become intoxicated.
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Species Profile
Genus:Loriculus
Species:
vernalis
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 13cm (5 in) | 28g (1 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Male-small green parrot with blue patch on throat; red rump and uppertail coverts. Bill soft red. Eye white. Female-as in male but blue on throat minimal or absent.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but forehead and cheeks dull grey/green; blue on throat absent; rump dull red washed with green. Bill pale orange. Eye brown.
Call: Squeaky and high-pitched in flight or at rest; also sharp and shrill notes. Feeding in silence with occasional soft chuckling.
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Content Sources:
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1515&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com
ML Media Collection Catalogue 113675, Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis, Macaulay, Linda, Viet Nam, Feb. 3 2000, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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.
Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.
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