NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Moluccan Hanging Parrot
Loriculus amabilis Wallace, 1862
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Moluccan hanging parrot (Loriculus amabilis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to forest and nearby habitats on Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai in Indonesia. It has sometimes included the Sula hanging parrot as a subspecies, but the two are increasingly treated as separate species based on their distinct differences in plumage and size (11 cm for the Moluccan hanging parrot versus 14 cm for the Sula hanging parrot).
Wikipedia contributors, Moluccan hanging parrot; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:19:51.195877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Loriculus amabilis Wallace, 1862
- Name authority
- Wallace, 1862
- Common name
- Moluccan Hanging Parrot
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Loriculus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusLoriculus Blyth, 1849
- speciesLoriculus amabilis Wallace, 1862
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Loriculus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinus (J. R. Forster, 1781) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Camiguin Hanging ParrotLoriculus camiguinensis Tello, Degner, J. M. Bates & Willard, 2006 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sangihe Hanging ParrotLoriculus catamene Schlegel, 1871 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-crowned Hanging ParrotLoriculus galgulus (Linnaeus, 1758) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great Hanging ParrotLoriculus stigmatus (S. Müller, 1843) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vernal Hanging ParrotLoriculus vernalis (Sparrman, 1787) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bismarck Hanging ParrotLoriculus tener P. L. Sclater, 1877 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-fronted Hanging ParrotLoriculus aurantiifrons Schlegel, 1871 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy Hanging ParrotLoriculus exilis Schlegel, 1866 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Flores Hanging-parrotLoriculus flosculus Wallace, 1864 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| ColasisiLoriculus philippensis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-throated Hanging ParrotLoriculus pusillus G. R. Gray, 1859 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Loriculus amabilis amabilis Wallace, 1862 Wallace, 1862 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177630 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3W7DH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.