Hanging parrot
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 Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
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The hanging parrots are birds in the parrot genus Loriculus . This is a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.
These little parrots are mostly green plumaged and short-tailed. These parrots are unique among birds for their ability to sleep upside down.
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- Vernal Hanging Parrot, Loriculus vernalis
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Loriculus beryllinus
- Colasisi, Loriculus philippensis (or Philippine Hanging Parrot)
- Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Loriculus galgulus
- Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Loriculus stigmatus
- Sula Hanging-parrot, Loriculus sclateri
- Moluccan Hanging Parrot, Loriculus amabilis
- Sangihe Hanging Parrot, Loriculus catamene
- Papuan Hanging Parrot, Loriculus aurantiifrons
- Green-fronted Hanging Parrot, Loriculus tener
- Red-billed Hanging-parrot, Loriculus exilis (or Pygmy Hanging Parrot)
- Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot, Loriculus pusillus
- Wallace's Hanging Parrot, Loriculus flosculus
- Camiguin Hanging-parrot, Loriculus camiguinensis
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