Moluccan hanging parrot
| Moluccan hanging parrot | |
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| Illustration by Keulemans, 1891 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Agapornithinae |
| Genus: | Loriculus |
| Species: | L. amabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Loriculus amabilis Wallace, 1862 | |
The Moluccan hanging parrot (Loriculus amabilis) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is endemic to forest and nearby habitats on Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai in Indonesia. It has sometimes included the Sula hanging parrot as a subspecies, but the two are increasingly treated as separate species based on their distinct differences in plumage and size (11 cm for the Moluccan hanging parrot versus 14 cm for the Sula hanging parrot).[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Loriculus amabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Collar, N. J. (2007). Taxonomic notes on some insular Loriculus hanging-parrots. Bull. B.O.C. 127(2): 97-107.
External links
- Oriental Bird Images: Moluccan Hanging Parrot Selected photos
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