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Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot  (Loriculus stigmatus)

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
 
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Wild Maroon-rumped (Sulawesi) Hanging Parrot foraging

Credit: (c) Mehd Halaouate | http://www.indonesien.nu/indonesieneng/index.shtml
 
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Did You Know?
The Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot is the largest of the Hanging Parrots.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Above 100,000

Range: Sulawesi, including adjacent Bangka, Lembeh, Manterawu, Muna, Butung and Togian Islands, Indonesia.

Habitat:
Found up to 1000m (3280 ft), locally 1600m (5248 ft) along forest edge, in open country and occasionally around settlements.

Threat Summary:
None at present.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Feeds on fruit and nectar.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Seen singly or in pairs, either flying overhead or feeding in blossoming trees.

Clutch and Egg Size:
Probably 3-4 spherical eggs, 19.5 x 16.0mm (0.7 x 0.6 in).

Breeding Season:
February-June and August-October.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.opwall.com/Library/Indonesia/Indonesia%20Terrestrial/Birds/bird_survey_report_1996.htm

http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/17pdfs/Riley-Ambang.pdf



More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulawesi_Hanging_Parrot

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/sulawesi.hanging-parrot.html

http://www.avianweb.com/sulawesihangingparrots.html