Wallace's hanging parrot (''Loriculus flosculus'') also known as the Flores hanging parrot, is a small (length: 11–12 cm)
parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittaco ...
endemic to the island of
Flores.
This is an arboreal parrot. The male is predominantly green, with a red bill, a red spot on the throat, orange legs and dark red nape, bright red rump and uppertail-coverts. The female has the red on the throat reduced or absent.
This parrot qualifies as Endangered as it has a very small range and population. The main threat is
habitat destruction
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
. The current population is estimated at between 2,500 and 10,000.
It is named after
Alfred Russel Wallace, a British
naturalist, explorer, geographer, and biologist.
References
External links
BirdLife Species Factsheet
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Wallace's hanging parrot
Birds of Flores
Wallace's hanging parrot