An endemic
and locally common bird of forests and well wooded home gardens in wet lowlands
to mid hills. Also found in foothill areas of the dry lowlands. Hanging parrot
is a strictly arboreal bird and usually encounters as solitary birds or as
pairs (Warakagoda D et. al., 2012). However above bird was captured in a
feeding flock, travelling through the Acacia plantation of Meethirgala forest
reserve with at least 50 companions of the same species. It feeds on fruits, nectar of flowers, seeds and also juice of palms collected in toddy-drawers
pots. While feeding it has very restless characteristic behavior of hangs at
all sort of angles. It sleeps hanging head downward from a slender, leafy twig.
Hanging Parrot breeds in a tree hole from March to June and sometime again from
August to September. Female builds the nest with strips nibbled from the edge
of green leaves and lays 2-3 white color eggs.
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