Biology:Black-billed hanging parrot

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Short description: Parrot species from the Philippines

Black-billed hanging parrot
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Loriculus
Species:
L. bonapartei
Binomial name
Loriculus bonapartei
Souancé, 1856

The black-billed hanging parrot (Loriculus bonapartei) is a hanging parrot native to the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines .

Description

It is 14 cm long. The front of the crown of the black-billed hanging parrot is red, turning to orange and yellow on the back of the crown. The tail is green above and blue below. Most of its feathers are bright green, its bill is black and its irises are brown.[1]

References

  1. Loriculus bonapartei (in Spanish). www.mascotarios.org

Wikidata ☰ Q48816251 entry