Vernal Hanging Parrot

Loriculus vernalis (Sparrman, 1787)

14 cmLength36 gWeight

This small parrot has mainly green body feathers and a short tail, with a blue throat patch in the adult male.

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Thailand, Vietnam

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Mainly green overall, with short tail
Adult male has red rump and red bill
Adult male has blue throat patch

Male, female and young

Adult males have a blue throat patch and females a green one; immatures have a darker rump and lack a throat patch.

Voice

Harsh chattering calls.

Where and when it's recorded

Vernal Hanging Parrot has been recorded at 149 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kerala Agricultural UniversityIndia2,530 records
College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PookodeIndia2,159 records
Chidyatapu Biological ParkIndia1,340 records

More places

Kerala Agricultural University – Botanical GardenIndia1,276 records
Thattekkad Bird SanctuaryIndia1,053 records
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural HistoryIndia912 records
Bondla Wildlife SanctuaryIndia857 records
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary – UrulanthanniIndia776 records
Cat Tien NPVietnam695 records
KalatangIndia694 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Bangladesh Myanmar (Burma)Laos Nepal

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis) is a small parrot which is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent and some other areas of Southeast Asia. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit, seeds, buds and blossoms that make up its diet. They frequent the banyan tree for the fruit and plantain trees for the nectar from the flowers.

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