Blue-crowned hanging parrot

Blue-crowned hanging parrot
Male, Singapore
Female, Singapore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Loriculus
Species:
L. galgulus
Binomial name
Loriculus galgulus
Synonyms

Psittacus galgulus Linnaeus, 1758

The blue-crowned hanging parrot (Loriculus galgulus) is a parrot species endemic to southern Burma and Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo). These parrots are 12 cm (4.7 in) in height and weight 28 g (0.99 oz)g and have a longevity of 14 years. They are recognized by their green plumage, black beak and characteristic blue feathers arranged like a crown on their head.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Loriculus galgulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685384A93070938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685384A93070938.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.