Orange-fronted hanging parrot

(Redirected from Papuan hanging-parrot) Species of bird

Orange-fronted hanging parrot

Female
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Loriculus
Species:	L. aurantiifrons
Binomial name
*Loriculus aurantiifrons* Schlegel, 1871

The orange-fronted hanging parrot or Papuan hanging parrot (Loriculus aurantiifrons) is a small species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to forest in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It sometimes includes the Bismarck hanging parrot as a subspecies.

Description

Individuals are 10 cm (4 in) and 14-16 g, and sexually dimorphic. Males and females are both mainly green in color, with males having a golden yellow forecrown, and females having a blue-green forecrown and blue-green cheeks. Both sexes have a red throat patch, red rump, and yellow on the sides of the rump.

References

BirdLife International (2016). "Loriculus aurantiifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685405A93071620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685405A93071620.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

External links

World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles

v t e Tribus: Psittaculini
Genus	(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
Psittinus	Blue-rumped parrot
Psittacella	Brehm's tiger parrot Painted tiger parrot Modest tiger parrot Madarasz's tiger parrot
Geoffroyus	Red-cheeked parrot (or singing parrot) Blue-collared parrot Song parrot
Prioniturus	Montane racket-tail Mindanao racket-tail Blue-headed racket-tail Green racket-tail Blue-crowned racket-tail Mindoro racket-tail Blue-winged racket-tail (or Sulu racket-tail) Yellow-breasted racket-tail Golden-mantled racket-tail Buru racket-tail
Tanygnathus	Great-billed parrot Blue-naped parrot Blue-backed parrot Black-lored parrot
Eclectus	Moluccan eclectus Sumba eclectus Tanimbar eclectus Papuan eclectus Oceanic eclectus † ₴ (extinct or prehistoric)
Psittacula	Alexandrine parakeet (or Alexandrine parrot) Seychelles parakeet † Rose-ringed parakeet (or ringnecked parakeet) Echo parakeet Newton's parakeet † Slaty-headed parakeet Grey-headed parakeet Plum-headed parakeet Blossom-headed parakeet Lord Derby's parakeet Red-breasted parakeet Nicobar parakeet Long-tailed parakeet Mascarene grey parakeet †
incertae sedis (probably Psittaculini)	Broad-billed parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus) Rodrigues parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)

Taxon identifiers
Loriculus aurantiifrons	Wikidata: Q304410 Wikispecies: Loriculus aurantiifrons BirdLife: 22685405 BOW: paphap1 eBird: paphap1 GBIF: 2479381 iNaturalist: 18968 IRMNG: 11096356 ITIS: 177631 IUCN: 22685405 NCBI: 2282772 Observation.org: 71508 Open Tree of Life: 3600383 Species+: 4239 Xeno-canto: Loriculus-aurantiifrons

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