How big is a Moluccan Hanging Parrot?

The Moluccan Hanging Parrot is a small sized bird weighing about 20 g.

Where can you see a Moluccan Hanging Parrot?

The Moluccan Hanging Parrot is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Moluccan Hanging Parrot?

The Moluccan Hanging Parrot is most easily confused with the Pygmy Hanging Parrot, the Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot and the Sula Hanging Parrot.

Is the Moluccan Hanging Parrot endangered?

The Moluccan Hanging Parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Moluccan Hanging Parrot

Loriculus amabilis

Old World Parrots · Psittaciformes · Legendary

The Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis) is a legendary old world parrot found only in Indonesia, weighing about 20 g. The Moluccan hanging parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats fruitforest20 g

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 1 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 2 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 3 — Photo: Hoedt D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 4 — Photo: Hoedt D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 5 — Photo: Cursham C.W. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 6 — Photo: Cursham C.W. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 7 — Photo: Cursham C.W. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 8 — Photo: Cursham C.W. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 9 — Photo: Cursham C.W. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis), photo 10 — Photo: Cursham C.W. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Moluccan Hanging Parrot

The Moluccan hanging parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. 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.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in September. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Moluccan Hanging Parrot look like?: The Moluccan hanging parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
How big is a Moluccan Hanging Parrot?: The Moluccan Hanging Parrot is a small sized bird weighing about 20 g.
Where can you see a Moluccan Hanging Parrot?: The Moluccan Hanging Parrot is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Moluccan Hanging Parrot?: The Moluccan Hanging Parrot is most easily confused with the Pygmy Hanging Parrot, the Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot and the Sula Hanging Parrot.
Is the Moluccan Hanging Parrot endangered?: The Moluccan Hanging Parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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