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Camiguin hanging parrot

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Camiguin hanging parrot
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L. Camiguinensis
Binomial name
Loriculus camiguinensis
Tello, Degner, Bates & Willard, 2006

The Camiguin hanging parrot, Loriculus camiguinensis, is a hanging parrot endemic only on the Philippine island of Camiguin, where its habitat is diminishing. The taxonomy of this population of parrots on Camiguin is uncertain.

Description

The Camiguin hanging parrot is mostly green with blue throat, face and thighs, and a red tail and red crown. Males and female birds look identical, which is unusual for a hanging parrot native to the Philippines. Only the males of all the other populations living on other islands have a red area on their fronts.

Taxonomy

In 2006, the hanging parrots living on the island of Camiguin, off the northern coast of Mindanao, were described as a separate species than the Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus camiguinensis). However, more research and DNA analysis is required to clarify their taxonomy.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International 2008. Loriculus philippensis. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ^ Arndt, Thomas (2006). "A new hanging parrot from Camiguin Island, Philippines" (PDF). BirdingASIA. 5: 55–58.