Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot

Taxobox
name = Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image_width = 225px
image_caption = Male
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
genus = "Loriculus"
species = "L. galgulus"
binomial = "Loriculus galgulus"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, "Loriculus galgulus", is a small (length: 5 inches, 13cm) mainly green parrot found in forested lowlands from Thailand to Borneo.

Its diet includes flowers, buds, fruits, nuts and seeds.

Description

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots are mostly green and the adults have black beaks. Adult males are have a blue crown, red throat, red rump, and a yellow lower back. Adult females are duller than males and lack the yellow lower back, usually lack the red throat, and the blue crown is much less noticeable. The juveniles are duller than the female, and have a gray forehead and a horn colored beak.cite book |first = David| last = Alderton | title = The ultimate encyclopedia of caged and aviary birds | isbn = 184309164X |pages= p. 214| publisher = Hermes House |location = London, England | year = 2003]

Breeding

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots nest in tree cavities. There are usually three eggs in a clutch. The female incubates the eggs for 20 days and the chicks leave the nest about 33 days from hatching.

Gallery

San Diego Zoo

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1518&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]