Hanging parrot

Hanging parrots are birds in the genus Loriculus, a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.

About Template:Convert long, hanging parrots are mostly green plumaged and short-tailed. Often head coloring helps to identify individual species.<ref name = "DA 2003">Template:Cite book</ref> They are unique among birds for their ability to sleep upside down.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Taxonomy

The genus Loriculus was introduced in 1849 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth for the blue-crowned hanging parrot.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The name is a diminutive of the genus Lorius that was introduced by Nicholas Aylward Vigors for the lorys in 1825.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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See also

• Parrotlet
• Pygmy parrot
• Fig parrot