Alternative name: Bismarck Hanging Parrot
- Loriculus tener
Identification
10 cm
- Green forehead
- Orangey-red throat patch
- Yellow rump and upper-tail coverts
Similar Species
Distribution
Endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Coastal and low hill forests.
Behaviour
Diet
They are thought to eat flowers and small fruits, but there is little published information.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-fronted Hanging Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-fronted_Hanging_Parrot
