Moluccan hanging parrot

Moluccan hanging parrot

Illustration by Keulemans, 1891
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Superfamily:	Psittacoidea
Family:	Psittaculidae
Subfamily:	Agapornithinae
Genus:	Loriculus
Species:	L. amabilis
Binomial name
*Loriculus amabilis* Wallace, 1862

The Moluccan hanging parrot (Loriculus amabilis) 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 (11 cm for the Moluccan hanging parrot versus 14 cm for the Sula hanging parrot).^[2]

References

↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Loriculus amabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
↑ Collar, N. J. (2007). Taxonomic notes on some insular Loriculus hanging-parrots. Bull. B.O.C. 127(2): 97-107.

External links

Oriental Bird Images: Moluccan Hanging Parrot Selected photos

Tribus: Psittaculini

Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * Réunion parakeet and Mauritius parakeet may united as subspecies or split as separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Psittinus	Blue-rumped parrot

Psittacella	Brehm's tiger parrot Painted tiger parrot Modest tiger parrot Madarasz's tiger parrot

Geoffroyus	Red-cheeked parrot (or singing parrot) Blue-collared parrot Song parrot

Prioniturus	Montane racket-tail Mindanao racket-tail Blue-headed racket-tail Green racket-tail Blue-crowned racket-tail Mindoro racket-tail Blue-winged racket-tail (or Sulu racket-tail) Yellow-breasted racket-tail Golden-mantled racket-tail Buru racket-tail

Tanygnathus	Great-billed parrot Blue-naped parrot Blue-backed parrot Black-lored parrot

Eclectus	Eclectus parrot Oceanic eclectus parrot † ₴ (extinct or prehistoric)

Alisterus	Australian king parrot Moluccan king parrot Papuan king parrot

Aprosmictus	Jonquil parrot (or olive-shouldered parrot) Red-winged parrot

Polytelis	Superb parrot Regent parrot Princess parrot

Psittacula	Alexandrine parakeet (or Alexandrine parrot) Seychelles parakeet † Rose-ringed parakeet (or ringnecked parakeet) Echo parakeet * Réunion parakeet † * Newton's parakeet † Slaty-headed parakeet Grey-headed parakeet Plum-headed parakeet Blossom-headed parakeet Lord Derby's parakeet Red-breasted parakeet Nicobar parakeet Long-tailed parakeet

Loriculus	Vernal hanging parrot Sri Lanka hanging parrot Philippine hanging parrot (supporting pages: Cebu hanging parrot and Camiguin hanging parrot) Blue-crowned hanging parrot Great hanging parrot (or Sulawesi hanging parrot) Sula hanging parrot Moluccan hanging parrot Sangihe hanging parrot Orange-fronted hanging parrot (or Papuan hanging parrot) Bismarck hanging parrot (or green-fronted hanging parrot) Pygmy hanging parrot (or red-billed hanging parrot) Yellow-throated hanging parrot Wallace's hanging parrot Camiguin hanging parrot

Agapornis	Rosy-faced lovebird (supporting page: rosy-faced lovebird colour genetics) Yellow-collared lovebird (or masked lovebird) Fischer's lovebird Lilian's lovebird Black-cheeked lovebird Grey-headed lovebird (or Madagascar lovebird) Black-winged lovebird (or Abyssinian lovebird) Red-headed lovebird (or red-faced lovebird) Black-collared lovebird

incertae sedis (probably Psittaculini)	Broad-billed parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus) Rodrigues parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)

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