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Green Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis)
Also Known As: Small Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Red-billed Hanging Parrot, Lilliput Hanging Parrot, Tulabula Hanging Parrot
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Did You Know?
Hanging parrots hang upside down when roosting or at rest.
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Not AvailableStatus in the Wild
World Population:>10,000
Range: Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Habitat:
Found up to 1000m (3280 ft) in forest, woodland, coastal mangrove, around rural areas and in open country.
Threat Summary:
It is thought that the extensive deforestation within its elevation range in recent decades has caused a decline in this species' already restricted population.
IUCN Rating:
Near-threatened
Wild Diet:
Feeds on fruiting figs or nectar.
CITES Rating:
Appendix II
Ecology:
Seen in groups of up to five individuals. Forages in the upper canopy; its crawling movements are like that of the Micropsitta or pygmy parrots. Large flocks have been seen in mangroves in May, possibly just after breeding season.
Clutch and Egg Size:
3-4 rounded eggs, 19.5 x 15.0mm (0.8 x 0.6 in).
Breeding Season:
May breed twice in a year; February and August.
More Info Sites:
http://www.idrap.or.id/en/consrv_raopa.htm
http://www.avianweb.com/hangingparrots.htm
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