NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
Loriculus galgulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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.
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus). Male in a garden, Merryn Road, Singapore. It is feeding on a fruiting fig plant growing on the Coffee tree. Later Parks & Recreations came and chopped off the branches with the figs during a pruning exercise and the family stopped dropping by for a meal.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The blue-crowned hanging parrot (Loriculus galgulus) is a parrot species endemic to southern Burma and Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo). These parrots are 12 cm (4.7 in) in height and weigh 28 g (0.99 oz) and have a longevity of 14 years. They are recognized by their green plumage, black beak and characteristic blue feathers arranged like a crown on their head.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue-crowned hanging parrot; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:49:25.875505+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Loriculus galgulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Blue-crowned 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 galgulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moluccan Hanging ParrotLoriculus amabilis Wallace, 1862 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Psittacus galgulus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | 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=177635 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.
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:3W7DQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.