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Great Hanging Parrot

Loriculus stigmatus (S. Müller, 1843)

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 great hanging parrot (Loriculus stigmatus), also called Celebes hanging parrot, Sulawesi hanging parrot and maroon-rumped hanging parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby smaller islands in Indonesia, where it occurs in forest, secondary growth and tall mangrove.

Wikipedia contributors, Great hanging parrot; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:48:38.927673+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Loriculus stigmatus (S. Müller, 1843)
Name authority
(S. Müller, 1843)
Common name
Great 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPsittaciformes
  10. familyPsittaculidae
  11. genusLoriculus Blyth, 1849
  12. speciesLoriculus stigmatus (S. Müller, 1843)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Loriculus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Moluccan Hanging ParrotLoriculus amabilis Wallace, 1862PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinus (J. R. Forster, 1781)PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Camiguin Hanging ParrotLoriculus camiguinensis Tello, Degner, J. M. Bates & Willard, 2006PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sangihe Hanging ParrotLoriculus catamene Schlegel, 1871PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Blue-crowned Hanging ParrotLoriculus galgulus (Linnaeus, 1758)PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Vernal Hanging ParrotLoriculus vernalis (Sparrman, 1787)PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bismarck Hanging ParrotLoriculus tener P. L. Sclater, 1877PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Orange-fronted Hanging ParrotLoriculus aurantiifrons Schlegel, 1871PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pygmy Hanging ParrotLoriculus exilis Schlegel, 1866PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Flores Hanging-parrotLoriculus flosculus Wallace, 1864PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
ColasisiLoriculus philippensis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Yellow-throated Hanging ParrotLoriculus pusillus G. R. Gray, 1859PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Psittacus stigmatus S. Müller, 1843 S. Müller, 1843synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177638 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:3W7DT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.