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Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
Loriculus galgulus
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) — Parrots & Cockatoos of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) is a member of the Psittaculidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 28 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
- Genus Loriculus
- Species galgulus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 28 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) is a member of the Psittaculidae family, within the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo and many satellites.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 28 g, with a wing length of about 8 cm and a tail of around 3.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot?
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot is a small bird that weighs around 28 g.
Where does the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot live?
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo and many satellites, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot belong to?
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) belongs to the Psittaculidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot eat?
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot migrate?
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot's range?
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot has a mapped global range of about 1.4 million km².
Conservation
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