Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots
Hanging Parrots
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Loriculus galgulus, is a small (length: 5 inches, 13cm) parrot found in forested lowlands from Thailand to Borneo.
This common hanging parrot lays 3-4 eggs in a tree cavity.
Its diet includes flowers, buds, fruits, nuts and seeds. (Source: Wikipedia.org)
Please also refer to Blue-crowned Lory.
Care and Feeding:
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Taxonomy:
Species: Scientific: Loriculus galgulus ... English: Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Malay Lorikeet ... Dutch: Blauwkroontje ... German: Blaukrönchen ... French: Loricule à tête bleue
CITES II - Endangered Species
Distribution: Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Anamba Island, Borneo, Riau Archipelago, Bangka and Belitung Islands, Sumatra, Islands of Nias, Siberut, Sipora
Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots
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