Saturday, December 31, 2011
This parrot is unique among birds for their ability to sleep face down Parrot Vernal Hanging
loriculus vernalis
(synonym
Coryllis
vernalis
Psittacus
vernalis), Sparrman 1787, also known as the Parrot suspended Indian, Indian Lorikeet / or Lorikeet (wrongly) that the green parrot hanging, photographed in the garden Milla, Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand.
Image :. Alex Vargas, 10 November 2010 (with permission) [velociraptorize] Nikon D5000
, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR 1/200s f/4.0 at 420.0mm ISO400Kenko Teleconverter
With 1.4 X. I encourage you to purchase images from photographers who freely share their beautiful work with us.Question: This beautiful "color-theme Christmas" mystery of birds in Thailand is the name of a unique feature. What trait is it? Can you identify this taxonomic family of birds and species of mystery
answer: this lovely creature is a spring hanging parrot
loriculus
vernalis
- the 13 species of parrots suspended and they all share a number of characteristics: they are very small, short tail, and especially birds plumage is emerald green in South Asia. They do among birds for their ability to sleep on your stomach, hence its common name, hanging parrots.
Here's a video of a power spring parrot hanging fruit Mile near Orchard Kaeng Krachan National Park Thailand (downloaded 20 December 2009):
Visit the YouTube channel
Gatot [video link].
Here is another video a parrot feeding in the spring suspended from the same locality, courtesy of the camera itself (uploaded December 20, 2009):
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