Vernal Hanging Parrot
Loriculus vernalis(Sparrman, A, 1787)
English (US) Vernal Hanging Parrot
The Vernal Hanging Parrot (Loriculus vernalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Loriculus vernalis
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Vernal Hanging Parrot
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1787)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Loriculus vernalis vernalis
- Loriculus vernalis phileticus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus vernalis
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1787)
- Type locality
- No locality, = Cachar.
- Original description
- Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.2 no.xxix,pl.
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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