Parrots (Psittacidae)
Ceylon Hanging-parrot (Loriculus beryllinus) - HBW 4, p. 405
French: Coryllis de Ceylan
German: Ceylonpapageichen
Spanish: Lorículo de Ceilán
Other common names: Sinhalese/Sri Lankan Hanging-parrot, Ceylon Lorikeet
Taxonomy: Psittacus beryllinus J. R. Forster, 1781, Sri Lanka.
Forms a superspecies with L. vernalis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Different views of a bird perched. Locality Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 31 October 2008 2 years ago 47 sec 3.7 -
A poor view of an adult foraging at the top of a bush. Locality Kithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 2 years ago 17 sec 1.5
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A fight
Locality Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Guy Poisson 1 January 2011 1 year ago 3.6 -
A perched adult bird feeding in the canopy at dawn.
Locality Hunas Falls, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 4 August 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Feeding on the fruit of a tree of the genus Artocarpus.
Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 4 January 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.8
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