How big is a Pygmy Hanging Parrot?

The Pygmy Hanging Parrot is a small sized bird weighing about 34 g.

Where can you see a Pygmy Hanging Parrot?

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

What birds look similar to a Pygmy Hanging Parrot?

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

Is the Pygmy Hanging Parrot endangered?

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

Pygmy Hanging Parrot

Loriculus exilis

Old World Parrots · Psittaciformes · Legendary

The Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis) is a legendary old world parrot found only in Indonesia, weighing about 34 g. The pygmy hanging parrot, red-billed hanging parrot or green hanging parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and is one of the smallest members of its genus.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats nectarforestcavity nest34 g

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 1 — Photo: Justin Philbois · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 2 — Photo: Justin Philbois · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 3 — Photo: Justin Philbois · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 4 — Photo: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 5 — Photo: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 6 — Photo: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 7 — Photo: (c) ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 8 — Photo: (c) ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 9 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis), photo 10 — Photo: (c) ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Pygmy Hanging Parrot

The pygmy hanging parrot, red-billed hanging parrot or green hanging parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and is one of the smallest members of its genus. It is distinctive by its small size, orange bill and bright green plumage with a red throat. The bird is green all over. Its face consists of an orange bill and red throat. The tail is red. It is sometimes confused with the great hanging parrot due to their similar color but the pygmy hanging parrot is smaller and has a more red bill, green forehead, and uniform green mantle. It is endemic to forest, mangrove and other wooded habitats on the Indonesian island called Sulawesi.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Pygmy Hanging Parrot look like?: The pygmy hanging parrot, red-billed hanging parrot or green hanging parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and is one of the smallest members of its genus.
How big is a Pygmy Hanging Parrot?: The Pygmy Hanging Parrot is a small sized bird weighing about 34 g.
Where can you see a Pygmy Hanging Parrot?: The Pygmy Hanging Parrot is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Pygmy Hanging Parrot?: The Pygmy Hanging Parrot is most easily confused with the Moluccan Hanging Parrot, the Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot and the Sula Hanging Parrot.
Is the Pygmy Hanging Parrot endangered?: The Pygmy Hanging Parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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