Orange-fronted hanging parrot
Appearance
Orange-fronted hanging parrot | |
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Male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Loriculus |
Species: | L. aurantiifrons
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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 family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to forest in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It sometimes includes the Bismarck hanging parrot as a subspecies.
References
External links
- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles