Female © Simon Mitchell
Male © Panji Gusti Akbar
Male © Opwall Indonesia
Pair © Panji Gusti Akbar

Pygmy Hanging-Parrot Loriculus exilis

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Identification

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A tiny, bright green parrot with an orange bill, a slim red throat patch, and a red tail. Juveniles have a yellow bill and lack the throat patch. Inhabits the canopy of lowland and hill forest, where usually encountered singly, sometimes in company with Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot. Differs from that species in its smaller size, red bill, green forehead, and uniform green mantle. Calls include a very high-pitched, insect-like “sit,” sometimes given in rapid couplets, that can be hard to hear.

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