Biology:Orange-fronted hanging parrot
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Short description: Species of bird
Orange-fronted hanging parrot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Loriculus |
Species: | L. aurantiifrons
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Binomial name | |
Loriculus aurantiifrons Schlegel, 1871
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The orange-fronted hanging parrot or Papuan hanging parrot (Loriculus aurantiifrons) is a small species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to forest in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It sometimes includes the Bismarck hanging parrot as a subspecies.
Description
Individuals are 10 cm (4 in) and 14-16 g, and sexually dimorphic. Males and females are both mainly green in color, with males having a golden yellow forecrown, and females having a blue-green forecrown and blue-green cheeks. Both genders have a red throat patch, red rump, and yellow on the sides of the rump.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Loriculus aurantiifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22685405A93071620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685405A93071620.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22685405/93071620. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles
Wikidata ☰ Q304410 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-fronted hanging parrot.
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