Loriculus vernalis
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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.
This is a small, mainly green hanging parrot, only 14 cm long with a short tail. The adult male has a red rump and bill, and blue throat patch. The female has a green patch. Vernal hanging parrot is a bird of dry jungle and cultivation. It nests in holes in trees, laying 2-4 white eggs. Immature birds have a duller rump, and lack the throat patch. Vernal hanging parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually in small groups outside the breeding season. Its flight is swift and direct, and the call is a raucous chattering.
In Sri Lanka, it is replaced by the very similar endemic Sri Lanka hanging parrot, (L. beryllinus). Vernal hanging parrots nest in tree cavities. The nests are lined with fragments of leaves. There are usually three eggs in a clutch. The eggs are white... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Hanging Parrot sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 1,141 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 278 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to February
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Hanging Parrot in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against about 20% in May–June and October, the lowest months. Those are among Khao Yai National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 330 mm in September.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vernal Hanging Parrot sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Vernal Hanging Parrot sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Periyar National Park (India, about 50%) and Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vernal Hanging Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Yai National Park (1,141 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
