Sangihe Hanging Parrot

This is an arboreal parrot. It is predominantly green, with a red throat patch, rump, elongated uppertail-coverts and tip of tail.

The Sangihe Hanging Parrot is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Sangihe Hanging Parrot, Loriculus catamene, is a small (length: 12-13.5 cm) parrot endemic to the small island of Sangihe, north of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This is an arboreal parrot. It is predominantly green, with a red throat patch, rump, elongated uppertail-coverts and tip of tail. More

is the best site for Sangihe Hanging Parrot on the island. Sulawesi Owl Tyto rosenbergii occurs in the plantations and Sangihe Scops Owl is also to be found here. Sunbirds and flowerpeckers are common and Elegant Sunbird is also seen regularly. Talawid is also a good site for the endemic race of Sulawesi Cicadabird Coracina morio salvadorii, which can be elusive at Gunung Sahengbalira. Mammals At both sites the endemic Rosenberg's Squirrel Callosciurus rosenbergi is very common and easily seen (and heard). More

Order : Psittaciformes
Family : Psittacidae
Genus : Loriculus
Species : catamene
Authority : Schlegel, 1873