Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
A species of Hanging Parrots Scientific name : Loriculus galgulus Genus : Hanging Parrots
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, A species of Hanging Parrots
Botanical name: Loriculus galgulus
Genus: Hanging Parrots
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Description
Blue-crowned hanging parrots are mostly green and the adults have black beaks. Adult males have a blue crown, red throat, red rump, and a yellow lower back. Adult females are duller than males and lack the yellow lower back, usually lack the red throat, and the blue crown is much less noticeable. The juvenile is duller than the female, and has a grey forehead and horn-coloured beak. 
Size
12 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot consumes a diet mainly comprising flowers, buds, fruits, nuts, and seeds, with a preference for papaya and rambutan. Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot exhibits unique dietary adaptations that allow it to forage for diverse Southeast Asian fruits.
Habitat
The habitat of blue-crowned Hanging Parrot encompasses diverse forested environments, including forest and forest edges, secondary growth regions, peatswamp and riverine forests, as well as bamboo clusters. Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot can also be found in the landward edges of mangroves, beach-strand woodlands with casuarinas, wooded gardens, coconut groves, and various plantations. Notably, blue-crowned Hanging Parrot tends to thrive in areas affected by selective logging more so than in untouched primary forests.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Photo By Wich'yanan Limparungpatthanakij 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Parrots Family
Parrots Genus
Hanging Parrots Species
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot 
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