Vernal hanging parrot
| Vernal hanging parrot | |
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| Male in Karnataka, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Loriculus |
| Species: | L. vernalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Loriculus vernalis (Sparrman, 1787)
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The vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis) is a small
This is a small, mainly green hanging parrot, only 14 cm long with a short tail. The adult male has a red rump and bill, and blue throat patch. The female has a green patch. Vernal hanging parrot is a bird of dry jungle and cultivation. It nests in holes in trees, laying 2-4 white eggs. Immature birds have a duller rump, and lack the throat patch. Vernal hanging parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually in small groups outside the breeding season. Its flight is swift and direct, and the call is a raucous chattering.
In
Breeding
Vernal hanging parrots nest in tree cavities. The nests are lined with fragments of leaves. There are usually three eggs in a clutch. The eggs are white in color. The female incubates the eggs for 20 days and the chicks leave the nest about 33 days from hatching.[2]
Gallery
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In Konkan, Maharashtra, India -
Loriculus vernalis -MHNT -
A male feasting on guava.
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ISBN 1-84309-164-X.
Bibliography
- Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6