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MAROON-RUMPED HANGING PARROT (Loriculus stigmatus)

Species Profile
Genus: Loriculus | Species: stigmatus

Size:

15cm (5.8 in)

Weight:

Probably 28-35g (1-1.2 oz)

Races including nominate:

one

Colour Adult:

Male-in general green in colour; red forehead and crown, reaching beyond level of eye; orange/yellow tint to nape and mantle; chin and throat have red mark; red carpal edge; dark maroon/red rump and upper tail coverts; green tail tipped with yellow/green. Bill black. Eye pale yellow. Female-green forehead and crown. Eye brown.

Colour Juvenile:

Green forehead and crown; yellow throat mark washed with red; green/yellow carpal edge. Bill horn in colour. Eye brown.

Call:

Calls are described as high-pitched and repetitious two or three-note sounds, the first note with upward inflection. Alarm call is shrill.

Housing:

Planted outdoor aviary (in warm climates) with shelter or indoor planted aviary 2.5 x 1 x 2m (8.2 x 3.3 x 6.5 ft).

Diet:

Fruits such as: apple, pear, banana, cactus fruits, guavas, pomegranate, the larger fruits halved, not chopped; vegetables such as grated carrot and broccoli; berries such as: blackberries, redcurrants, raspberries; small seeds such as: canary and soaked oats; spray millet; sponge cake and nectar; insectivorous mixture such as: mealworms, clean maggots and ant pupae, and eggfood when breeding.

Enrichment:

Vigorous chewer, so provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering, fir, willow, pine or elder branches, heat-sterilized pine cones, wooden and vegetable tanned leather toys. Also provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls for bathing.

Nest Box Size:

Nest log 12" x 6" (30.5cm x 15.2cm).

Clutch Size:

3-4

Incubation Time:

21 days

Fledging Age:

33 days

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