Loriculus beryllinus
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In 3 days >90%
The Sri Lanka hanging parrot (Loriculus beryllinus) is a small parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka hanging parrot is a small hanging parrot that is 13 cm long with a short tail. The adult has a red crown and rump. The nape and back have on orange tint. The chin and throat are pale blue. The beak is red and the irises are white.
Immature birds lack the orange hue to the back, have a duller rump, and have only a hint of orange on the crown. They have a faint blue throat. They have orange beaks and brown irises. Sri Lanka hanging parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually alone or in small groups outside the breeding season. Its flight is swift and direct, and the call is a sharp whistled twiwittwit..twitwitwit. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit, seeds, buds and blossoms that make up its diet.
Sri Lanka hanging parrot is a bird of open forest. It is strictly arboreal, never descending to the ground. It nests in holes in trees, laying 2–3 eggs. Females are involved in building the nest while males mostly remain close, observing the females. Breeding... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Ceylon Hanging-Parrot sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 1,510 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–June and October–November
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Ceylon Hanging-Parrot in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 70% in July–September and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ceylon Hanging-Parrot sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ceylon Hanging-Parrot sightings, Sinharaja Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 10%) and Horton Plains National Park (Sri Lanka, under 5%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Ceylon Hanging-Parrot that you can see in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Layard's Parakeet (about 50%) and Plum-headed Parakeet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ceylon Hanging-Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (1,510 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.
