Wallace's Hanging Parrot

Taxobox
name = Wallace's Hanging Parrot
status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = down
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
genus = "Loriculus"
species = "L. flosculus"
binomial = "Loriculus flosculus"
binomial_authority = Wallace, 1864The Wallace's Hanging Parrot, "Loriculus flosculus" also known as the Flores Hanging Parrot, is a small (length: 11-12cm) parrot endemic to the island of Flores. This is an arboreal parrot. The male is predominantly green, with a red bill, a red spot on the throat, orange legs and dark red nape, bright red rump and uppertail-coverts. The female has the red on the throat reduced or absent.

This parrot qualifies as Endangered as it has a very small range and population. The main threat is habitat destruction. The current population is estimated at between 2500 and 10000.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1526&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]