Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot
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| Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot | |
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| Male (above) with Bismarck Hanging Parrots (below) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Loriculus |
| Species: | L. aurantiifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Loriculus aurantiifrons Schlegel, 1873 |
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The Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot or Papuan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus aurantiifrons) is a small species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to forest in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It sometimes includes the Bismarck Hanging Parrot as a subspecies.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Loriculus aurantiifrons. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles
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