Vernal hanging parrot

Species of bird

Vernal hanging parrot

Male in Karnataka, India

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Psittaciformes
Family:  | Psittaculidae
Genus:  | Loriculus
Species:  |

L. vernalis

Binomial name
Loriculus vernalis

(Sparrman, 1787)

The vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis) is a small parrot which is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent and some other areas of Southeast Asia. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit, seeds, buds and blossoms that make up its diet. They frequent the banyan tree for the fruit and plantain trees for the nectar from the flowers.

This is a small, mainly green hanging parrot, only 14 cm long with a short tail. The adult male has a red rump and bill, and blue throat patch. The female has a green patch. Vernal hanging parrot is a bird of dry jungle and cultivation. It nests in holes in trees, laying 2-4 white eggs. Immature birds have a duller rump, and lack the throat patch. Vernal hanging parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually in small groups outside the breeding season. Its flight is swift and direct, and the call is a raucous chattering.

In Sri Lanka, it is replaced by the very similar endemic Sri Lanka hanging parrot, (L. beryllinus).

## Breeding[edit]

Vernal hanging parrots nest in tree cavities. The nests are lined with fragments of leaves. There are usually three eggs in a clutch. The eggs are white in color. The female incubates the eggs for 20 days and the chicks leave the nest about 33 days from hatching.[2]

## Gallery[edit]

* In Konkan, Maharashtra, India

* Loriculus vernalis \- MHNT

* A male feasting on guava.

## References[edit]

1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Loriculus vernalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685366A93070280. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685366A93070280.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. ^ Alderton, David (2003). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Caged and Aviary Birds. London, England: Hermes House. p. 215\. ISBN 1-84309-164-X.

## Bibliography[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loriculus vernalis.

* Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6

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Tribus: Psittaculini

Genus|

(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Psittinus|

* Blue-rumped parrot

Psittacella|

* Brehm's tiger parrot
* Painted tiger parrot
* Modest tiger parrot
* Madarasz's tiger parrot

Geoffroyus|

* Red-cheeked parrot (or singing parrot)
* Blue-collared parrot
* Song parrot

Prioniturus|

* Montane racket-tail
* Mindanao racket-tail
* Blue-headed racket-tail
* Green racket-tail
* Blue-crowned racket-tail
* Mindoro racket-tail
* Blue-winged racket-tail (or Sulu racket-tail)
* Yellow-breasted racket-tail
* Golden-mantled racket-tail
* Buru racket-tail

Tanygnathus|

* Great-billed parrot
* Blue-naped parrot
* Blue-backed parrot
* Black-lored parrot

Eclectus|

* Moluccan eclectus
* Sumba eclectus
* Tanimbar eclectus
* Papuan eclectus
* Oceanic eclectus † ₴ (extinct or prehistoric)

Psittacula|

* Alexandrine parakeet (or Alexandrine parrot)
* Seychelles parakeet †
* Rose-ringed parakeet (or ringnecked parakeet)
* Echo parakeet
* Newton's parakeet †
* Slaty-headed parakeet
* Grey-headed parakeet
* Plum-headed parakeet
* Blossom-headed parakeet
* Lord Derby's parakeet
* Red-breasted parakeet
* Nicobar parakeet
* Long-tailed parakeet
* Mascarene grey parakeet †

incertae sedis
(probably Psittaculini)|

* Broad-billed parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus)
* Rodrigues parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)

Taxon identifiers

Loriculus vernalis|

* Wikidata: Q1260153
* Wikispecies: Loriculus vernalis
* BirdLife: 22685366
* BOW: vehpar1
* eBird: vehpar1
* EoL: 1177940
* GBIF: 2479399
* iNaturalist: 18974
* IRMNG: 11266318
* ITIS: 177639
* IUCN: 22685366
* NCBI: 1107400
* Species+: 4601
* TSA: 9666
* Xeno-canto: Loriculus-vernalis

Psittacus vernalis|

* Wikidata: Q109563439
* GBIF: 10182739

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