Loriculus galgulus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The blue-crowned hanging parrot (Loriculus galgulus) is a parrot species endemic to southern Burma and Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo). These parrots are 12 cm (4.7 in) in height and weigh 28 g (0.99 oz) and have a longevity of 14 years. They are recognized by their green plumage, black beak and characteristic blue feathers arranged like a crown on their head.
The blue-crowned hanging parrot was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other parrots in the genus Psittacus and coined the binomial name Psittacus galgulus. The type locality is the Malaysian state of Malacca. The blue-crowned hanging parrot is now one of 14 hanging parrots placed in the genus Loriculus that was introduced in 1849 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth. The genus name is a diminutive of the genus Lorius that was introduced by Nicholas Aylward Vigors for the lorys in 1825. The specific epithet galgulus is an unidentified small bird described by the Roman author Pliny the Elder as hanging by its feet. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 3 | Basel Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 4 | Barcelona Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | North Carolina Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Chester Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Memphis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Blank Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Łódź Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 14 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 15 | Aquarama Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 17 | Frankfurt Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 19 | Newquay Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 20 | Central Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 678 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot in Sepilok on a given day, against about 20% in February, April, September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot sightings, Sepilok ranks 5th at about 30%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 40%) and Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (678 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.
