Sangihe Hanging Parrot |
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Also known as: Sangir Hanging Parrot
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Related publications: Loriculus catameneSpecies Profile
Genus: Loriculus | Species: catamene
Size:
12cm (4.7 in)
Weight:
Not recorded
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Male-in general plumage green; red forehead and forecrown; back and lower mantle tinted with orange/yellow; red chin and throat; carpal edge of wing yellow/green; red rump and upper tail coverts, the latter reaching to tip of tail; undertail coverts orange/red thinly margined with green; tail green tipped with red. Bill black. Eye yellow/white. Female-green crown; red spots on forehead, and irregular red spots on throat. Eye brown.
Colour Juvenile:
As in female. Eye pale brown.
Call:
Unusual and high-pitched trilling with sharp beginning note. Also single notes given in flight.
Listen NowMore Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
Birdlife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
xeno-canto Sangihe Hanging Parrot, Bashari, Hanom XC165687
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977. 2010 edition
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Illustration of Sangihe Hanging Parrots
© John G. Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
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The female hanging parrot carries dried leaves in her rump feathers to line her nest.Academic Research
Related publications: Loriculus catameneSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not usually found.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Planted aviary, 2.5 x 1 x 2m (8.2 x 3.3 x 6.5 ft), or spacious bird-room enclosure, with concrete floor and drain if possible, for ease of cleaning.
Diet:
Fruits such as: banana, apple, pear, orange, cactus fruits, pomegranate; vegetables such as: carrot, celery, peas and beans; lory formula, either commercial or home-made fresh daily; seed mix such as: millet, canary, niger; spray millet (sprouted), eggfood and mealworms for rearing.
Enrichment:
Unsprayed fruit-tree branches with blossoms, also willow and elder branches; shallow bowls of water for daily bathing.
Nest Box Size:
Nest log 5" x 12" (12.7cm x 30.5cm)
Clutch Size:
2
Incubation Time:
Possibly 20 days, as in other Loriculus sp.
Fledging Age:
5 weeks, as in other Loriculus sp.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Illustration of Sangihe Hanging Parrots
© John G. Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
The female hanging parrot carries dried leaves in her rump feathers to line her nest.Academic Research
Related publications: Loriculus catameneSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
10,000-46,000
IUCN Red List Status:
Near Threatened
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. Restricted-range species; occurs in Sangihe and Talaud Endemic Bird Areas. Large-scale forest clearance continues to be a threat.
Range:
Sangihe Island, Indonesia.
Habitat:
Found on most wooded areas of cultivated island, including remnant forest patches, mixed plantations, abandoned gardens; not known if survival is possible without presence of primary forest. Up to 900m (2952 ft).
Wild Diet:
Main food source coconut nectar. Nectar of Lansium domesticum and Ficus fruits also taken. May also take invertebrates.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Seen in pairs or small groups around coconut flowers and flowering shrubs. Resident. Less conspicuous than most hanging parrots.
Clutch and Egg Size:
2 rounded eggs, 17.0 x 14.5mm (0.7 x 0.6 in).
Breeding Season:
Possibly May. Nest is in tree cavity.
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Illustration of Sangihe Hanging Parrots
© John G. Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
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The female hanging parrot carries dried leaves in her rump feathers to line her nest.Academic Research
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