The general plumage is green. The breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts are yellowish-green. The forehead is a rich golden yellow. They have a red throat patch to throat. The edge of the wing, lower back and upper tail-coverts are red. The sides to the lower back are yellow. The underside of the flight feathers is greenish-blue. The upperside of the tail is green with greenish-yellow tips. The underside of the tail is greenish-blue. They have a black bill, pale yellowish-white irises and brownish feet. They distinguish themselves from the nominate species (the Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot) by virtue of being slightly larger and the golden yellow is limited to the forehead - while the golden-yellow in the nominate species also extends to the forecrown. The female looks like the male, but her forehead and forecrown are bluish-green with a red base to the feathers. Her cheeks are have a strong blue hue. The throat patch in most females only consists of a few red flecks. Her irises are brown. Young birds look like hens, but without a throat patch. The bill is horn-colored. The Hartert's Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot averages 4.25 inches (about 11 cm) in length. The general plumage is green. The breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts are yellowish-green. The forehead is a rich golden yellow. They have a red throat patch to throat. The edge of the wing, lower back and upper tail-coverts are red. The sides to the lower back are yellow. The underside of the flight feathers is greenish-blue. The upperside of the tail is green with greenish-yellow tips. The underside of the tail is greenish-blue. They have a black bill, pale yellowish-white irises and brownish feet. HABITAT: Moist lowland forests.
Not Threatened.
The general plumage is green. The breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts are yellowish-green. The forehead is a rich golden yellow. They have a red throat patch to throat. The edge of the wing, lower back and upper tail-coverts are red. The sides to the lower back are yellow. The underside of the flight feathers is greenish-blue. The upperside of the tail is green with greenish-yellow tips. The underside of the tail is greenish-blue. They have a black bill, pale yellowish-white irises and brownish feet. They distinguish themselves from the nominate species (the Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot) by virtue of being slightly larger and the golden yellow is limited to the forehead - while the golden-yellow in the nominate species also extends to the forecrown. The female looks like the male, but her forehead and forecrown are bluish-green with a red base to the feathers. Her cheeks are have a strong blue hue. The throat patch in most females only consists of a few red flecks. Her irises are brown. Young birds look like hens, but without a throat patch. The bill is horn-colored. The Hartert's Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot averages 4.25 inches (about 11 cm) in length. The general plumage is green. The breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts are yellowish-green. The forehead is a rich golden yellow. They have a red throat patch to throat. The edge of the wing, lower back and upper tail-coverts are red. The sides to the lower back are yellow. The underside of the flight feathers is greenish-blue. The upperside of the tail is green with greenish-yellow tips. The underside of the tail is greenish-blue. They have a black bill, pale yellowish-white irises and brownish feet. HABITAT: Moist lowland forests.
The Hartert's Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot averages 4.25 inches (about 11 cm) in length
Taxonomy:
- Loriculus aurantiifrons Schlegel, 1873, Misool. Forms part of the L. stigmatus superspecies. Often considered to include L. tener. Three subspecies currently recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Subspecies and Distribution:
- * aurantiifrons Schlegel, 1873 - Misool in W Papuan Is. * batavorum Stresemann, 1913 - Waigeo in W Papuan Is, and W & NW New Guinea. * meeki Hartert, 1895 - E New Guinea, and islands of Fergusson, Goodenough and Karkar.
Their natural diet consists of nectar, fruits, buds, flowers and seeds. In captivity, their diet should include plenty of fruits, such as figs, pear, apple, banana, and vegetables. They are also fed a seed mix of various millets, canary grass seed, some niger and oats (including sprouted); millet spray; as well as softened rusk, eggfood and meal worm larvae for rearing.