Pygmy hanging parrot

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| image = LoriculusExilisKeulemans.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2021 |title=Loriculus exilis |volume=2021 |page=e.T22685416A185741229|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22685416A185741229.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}

| genus = Loriculus

| species = exilis

| authority = Schlegel, 1866

| synonyms =

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The pygmy hanging parrot, red-billed hanging parrot or green hanging parrot (Loriculus exilis) is a tiny species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

It is endemic to forest, mangrove and other wooded habitats on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.{{cite iucn|title=Loriculus exilis|page=e.T22685416A185741229|author=BirdLife International|date=2021|volume=2021|access-date=13 November 2021|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22685416A185741229.en}}

The bird is green all over. Its face consists of an orange bill and red throat. The tail is red. It is sometimes with the great hanging parrot. The pygmy hanging parrot is smaller and has a more red bill, green forehead, and uniform green mantle.{{Cite web |title=Pygmy Hanging-Parrot - eBird |url=https://ebird.org/species/pyghap1 |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=ebird.org |language=en}}

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