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Pygmy hanging parrot

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Psittaciformes

Family
  
Psittaculidae

Scientific name
  
Loriculus exilis

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superfamily
  
Psittacoidea

Subfamily
  
Agapornithinae

Higher classification
  
Hanging parrot

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Similar
  
Great hanging parrot, Sangihe hanging parrot, Moluccan hanging parrot, Orange‑fronted hanging parrot, Sula hanging parrot

The pygmy hanging parrot, red-billed hanging parrot or green hanging parrot (Loriculus exilis) is a tiny species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to forest, mangrove and other wooded habitats on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

It is overall green with a red rump and a small red chin-spot bordered by blue (the red chin-spot and blue border is reduced in the female). It occurs together with the larger great hanging parrot, but unlike that species the bill of the pygmy hanging parrot is red.

References

Pygmy hanging parrot Wikipedia