Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot |
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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 Hanging Parrot
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Related publications: Loriculus stigmatusSpecies Profile
Genus: Loriculus | Species: stigmatus
Size:
15cm (5.8 in)
Weight:
Probably 28-35g (1-1.2 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour 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.
Colour 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:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
ML Media Collection Catalogue 33075, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot Loriculus stigmatus, van den Berg, Arnoud, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia, August 26, 1984, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Site
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977. 2010 edition
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Wild Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot
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The Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot is the largest of the Hanging Parrots.Academic Research
Related publications: Loriculus stigmatusSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Uncommon
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Planted outdoor aviary (in warm climates) with shelter or indoor planted aviary 2.5 x 1 x 2m (8.2 x 3.3 x 6.5 ft).
Diet:
Fruits such as: apple, pear, banana, cactus fruits, guavas, pomegranate, the larger fruits halved, not chopped; vegetables such as grated carrot and broccoli; berries such as: blackberries, redcurrants, raspberries; small seeds such as: canary and soaked oats; spray millet; sponge cake and nectar; insectivorous mixture such as: mealworms, clean maggots and ant pupae, and eggfood when breeding.
Enrichment:
Vigorous chewer, so provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering, fir, willow, pine or elder branches, heat-sterilized pine cones, wooden and vegetable tanned leather toys. Also provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls for bathing.
Nest Box Size:
Nest log 12" x 6" (30.5cm x 15.2cm).
Clutch Size:
3-4
Incubation Time:
21 days
Fledging Age:
33 days
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Wild Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot
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The Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot is the largest of the Hanging Parrots.Academic Research
Related publications: Loriculus stigmatusSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. Species is considered widespread and common throughout its range, occurring in a variety of habitats including ones degraded by humans.
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.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on nectar blossoms of Eugenia, flowers of Ceiba pentandra and soft fruits such as figs (Ficus) and Tamarindus.
Ecology and Behaviour:
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; nest is in bamboo cavity or broken tree-trunk.
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The Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot is the largest of the Hanging Parrots.Academic Research
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