About the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
The blue-crowned hanging parrot is a parrot species endemic to southern Burma and Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, and Indonesia. These parrots are 12 cm (4.7 in) in height and weigh 28 g (0.99 oz) and have a longevity of 14 years. They are recognized by their green plumage, black beak and characteristic blue feathers arranged like a crown on their head.
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Blue-crowned hanging parrots have green plumage and adults have black beaks. There is sexual dimorphism between males and females of the species. Adult males have a characteristic blue "crown" patch on their head and a red mark on their throat as well as a red rump bordered by a yellow lower back. Adult females plumage is duller green in color compared to the males, they do not have the red throat mark and have a less apparent or absent blue crown on the head and lack yellow feathers on their lower back.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinusThe Sri Lanka hanging parrot is a small hanging parrot that is 13 cm long with a short tail.
Philippine Hanging ParrotLoriculus philippensisPhilippine hanging parrots are about 14 cm (5.5 in) long, weigh 32–40 grams, and have a short rounded tail.
Great Hanging ParrotLoriculus stigmatusThe great hanging parrot, also called Celebes hanging parrot, Sulawesi hanging parrot and maroon-rumped hanging parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
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