Pygmy Hanging Parrot

When to see the Pygmy Hanging Parrot

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Pygmy Hanging Parrot

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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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Easily confused with

Moluccan Hanging ParrotLoriculus amabilisThe Moluccan hanging parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Orange-fronted Hanging ParrotLoriculus aurantiifronsIndividuals are 10 cm (4 in) and 14-16 g, and sexually dimorphic. Sula Hanging ParrotLoriculus sclateriThe Sula hanging parrot is a small species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.