Hanging parrot
| Hanging parrots | |
|---|---|
| Blue-crowned hanging parrot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Agapornithinae |
| Genus: | Loriculus Blyth, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus galgulus (blue-crowned hanging parrot) Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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Hanging parrots are birds in the genus Loriculus, a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.
About 13 cm (5.1 in) long, hanging parrots are mostly green plumaged and short-tailed. Often head coloring helps to identify individual species. They are unique among birds for their ability to sleep upside down.