The Blue- crowned
Hanging Parrot, Loriculus galgulus, is a small (length: 5 inches, 13cm)
mainly green parrot found in forested lowlands from Thailand to Borneo.
Its diet includes flowers, buds, fruits, nuts and seeds.
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots are mostly green and the adults have
black beaks. Adult males are have a blue crown, red throat, red rump,
and a yellow lower back. Adult females are duller than males and lack
the yellow lower back, usually lack the red throat, and the blue crown
is much less noticeable. The juveniles are duller than the female, and
have a gray forehead and a horn colored beak.[1]
[edit] Breeding
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots nest in tree cavities. There are usually
three eggs in a clutch. The female incubates the eggs for 20 days and
the chicks leave the nest about 33 days from hatching.[1] |
