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The Sri Lanka hanging parrot is a small hanging parrot that is 13 cm long with a short tail. The adult has a red crown and rump. The nape and back have on orange tint. The chin and throat are pale blue. The beak is red and the irises are white. Immature birds lack the orange hue to the back, have a duller rump, and have only a hint of orange on the crown. They have a faint blue throat. They have orange beaks and brown irises.
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When to see the Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
The Sri Lanka hanging parrot is a small parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka.
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Easily confused with
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.
Blue-crowned Hanging ParrotLoriculus galgulusBlue-crowned hanging parrots have green plumage and adults have black beaks.
Side by side: Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot vs Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot · Philippine Hanging Parrot vs Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
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