Sulawesi Hanging-parrot

Taxobox
name = Sulawesi Hanging-parrot


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
genus = "Loriculus"
species = "L. stigmatus"
binomial = "Loriculus stigmatus"
binomial_authority = (Müller, 1843)
synonyms = The Sulawesi Hanging-parrot ("Loriculus stigmatus"), also called Celebes Hanging Parrot, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

Breeding

Sulawesi 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.cite book |first = David| last = Alderton | title = The ultimate encyclopedia of caged and aviary birds | isbn = 184309164X |pages= p. 215| publisher = Hermes House |location = London, England | year = 2003]

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48012/all Loriculus stigmatus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.