Sangihe Hanging Parrot
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Sangihe Hanging Parrot | status = Conservation status: Endangered | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Aves | ordo = Psittaciformes | familia = Psittacidae | genus = Loriculus | species = L. catamene | binomial = Loriculus catamene | binomial_authority = Schlegel, 1873 }} The Sangihe Hanging Parrot, Loriculus catamene, is a small (length: 12-13.5cm) 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.
This parrot qualifies as Endangered as it has a very small range and population. The main threat is habitat destruction. The current population is estimated at between 1000 and 2500.