Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)

Other Names (World)
Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot, Blue-topped Hanging-parrot, Malaysian Hanging-parrot, Malay Lorikeet, Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
12 - 14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical and tropical dry and moist shrubland. From sea-level - 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand.

Southern Thailand, western Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and associated islands, and Borneo and associated islands. Also western Java, where presumably introduced.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Trapping for the cage-bird trade is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) [XC523381]
by Sander Pieterse & Ben Wielstra from Taman Negara: Merapoh entrance road, Pahang, Malaysia (flight call, song)

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) [XC398324]
by Frank Lambert from Sabah Tea Gardens, Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia (flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) - 10 files

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