Bat parrots
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Blue crown ( Loriculus galgulus ) |
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The bat parrots ( Loriculus ) are a genus of small, graceful parrots that live from southern India and Sri Lanka to New Guinea . The birds reach a total length of 12 to 13 centimeters. Their plumage is mainly bright green. With the exception of the woodpecker parrots ( Micropsitta ), they are the smallest parrots. Different head colors differentiate the species.
They get their German name from their habit of hanging upside down asleep, a position of rest that is hardly known from any other bird species. Like the agapornids , they carry their nest-building material between the rump plumage to the nest. Bat parrots feed primarily on flowers, nectar, and pollen .
species
- Golden- fronted parrot oaks ( Loriculus aurantiifrons )
- Ornamental parrot oaks ( Loriculus amabilis )
- Ceylon parrot oaks ( Loriculus beryllinus )
- Camiguin Parrot ( Loriculus camiguinensis )
- Red- tipped parrot oaks ( Loriculus catamene )
- Tom Thumb Parrot oaks ( Loriculus exilis )
- Flores parrot oaks ( Loriculus flosculus )
- Blue crown ( Loriculus galgulus )
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Philippines parrot oaks ( Loriculus philippensis )
- Cebu parrot oaks (Loriculus philippensis chrysonotus) †
- Elven parrot oaks ( Loriculus pusillus )
- Sula parrot Loriculus sclateri
- Red platelet ( Loriculus stigmatus )
- Bismarck Parrot Oak ( Loriculus tener )
- Spring parrot oaks ( Loriculus vernalis )
literature
- Dieter Hoppe : Parakeets and parrots. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, ISBN 3-8001-4452-2
Web links
Commons : Loriculus - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System Loriculus Blyth, 1850