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Philippine Hanging Parrot

Photo: Gonzalez JCT, de Guia APO, Dimalibot JC, Pantua KV, Gustilo WO, Bantayan NC (2020) Understorey to canopy vertebrate fauna of a lowland evergreen forest in Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Philippines. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e56999. / CC BY 4.0

Philippine Hanging Parrot

Loriculus philippensis

A tiny green jewel of the Philippine forests, this parrot earns its name by sleeping upside down like a bat, clinging to branches with its feet. Males flash a red crown and blue face patch. Found across most Philippine islands, it feeds on nectar, fruits, and soft seeds in the forest canopy.

Fun Fact

Hanging Parrots sleep upside down like bats, clinging to branches with their feet.

Attributes

TypeParrot
Habitattropical, forest
SizeTiny
Dietfruit
FlightStandard
Colorsgreen, red, orange
MigratoryNo
ContinentsAsia
Nest Typecavity
ConservationLeast Concern
Difficulty: hard