Loriculus
The Loriculus genus includes several small hanging parrots that are native to the southern Asia.
When sleeping they hang upside down - like bats - which is unique among birds.
They are about 11-15 cm long and mostly bright green with short tails.
Loriculus amabilis
Moluccan Hanging Parrot
Loriculus aurantiifrons
Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot
Loriculus beryllinus
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
Loriculus camiguinensis
Camiguin Hanging Parrot
Loriculus catamene
Sangihe Hanging Parrot
Loriculus exilis
Pygmy Hanging Parrot
Loriculus flosculus
Wallace's Hanging Parrot
Loriculus galgulus
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
Loriculus philippensis
Philippine Hanging Parrot
Loriculus pusillus
Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot
Loriculus sclateri
Sula Hanging Parrot
Loriculus stigmatus
Great Hanging Parrot
Loriculus tener
Bismarck Hanging Parrot
Loriculus vernalis
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Species & Subspecies
- Loriculus amabilis (Wallace, 1862) - Moluccan Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus aurantiifrons (Schlegel, 1871) - Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus aurantiifrons aurantiifrons (Schlegel, 1871)
- Loriculus aurantiifrons meeki (Hartert, 1895)
- Loriculus beryllinus (Forster, JR, 1781) - Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus camiguinensis (Tello, Degner, Bates, JM & Willard, 2006) - Camiguin Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus catamene (Schlegel, 1871) - Sangihe Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus exilis (Schlegel, 1866) - Pygmy Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus flosculus (Wallace, 1864) - Wallace's Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus galgulus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus philippensis (Statius Müller, PL, 1776) - Philippine Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus philippensis philippensis (Statius Müller, PL, 1776)
- Loriculus philippensis apicalis (Souancé, 1856)
- Loriculus philippensis bonapartei (Souancé, 1856)
- Loriculus philippensis bournsi (McGregor, 1905)
- Loriculus philippensis chrysonotus (Sclater, PL, 1872)
- Loriculus philippensis dohertyi (Hartert, 1906)
- Loriculus philippensis mindorensis (Steere, 1890)
- Loriculus philippensis regulus (Souancé, 1856)
- Loriculus philippensis siquijorensis (Steere, 1890)
- Loriculus philippensis worcesteri (Steere, 1890)
- Loriculus pusillus (Gray, GR, 1859) - Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus sclateri (Wallace, 1863) - Sula Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus sclateri sclateri (Wallace, 1863)
- Loriculus sclateri ruber (Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1896)
- Loriculus stigmatus (Müller, S, 1843) - Great Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus stigmatus stigmatus (Müller, S, 1843)
- Loriculus stigmatus croconotus (Jany, 1955)
- Loriculus stigmatus quadricolor (Walden, 1872)
- Loriculus tener (Sclater, PL, 1877) - Bismarck Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus vernalis (Sparrman, 1787) - Vernal Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus vernalis vernalis (Sparrman, 1787)
- Loriculus vernalis phileticus (Deignan, 1956)