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Black-billed Hanging Parrot

Loriculus bonapartei de Souancé, C 1856

The black-billed hanging parrot is a shy hanging parrot native to the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines. Its taxonomic classification is controversial, some authors define the black-billed hanging parrot as a subgenus or subspecies of the Philippine hanging parrot, while others consider it as another species of Loriculus. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Loriculus
Scientific:
  Loriculus bonapartei


Original description

Citation:
  de Souancé, C 1856

Reference:
   Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. (2), 8 p.222

Protonym:
  Loriculus Bonapartei

Type locality:
  Sulu Archipelago.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19522#page/228/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  476E91FDCAA8DAA5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-476E91FD

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/476E91FD


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 714117

English:
Black-billed Hanging Parrot
Afrikaans:
Swartbekvlermuisparkiet
Bulgarian:
Черноклюно висящо папагалче
Czech:
lorikul černozobý
Danish:
Sortnæbbet Flagermuspapegøje
Esperanto:
sulua pendopapago
Spanish:
Lorículo Piquinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Lorículo piquinegro
French:
Coryllis de Bonaparte
Dutch:
Suluvleermuisparkiet
Norwegian:
svartnebbhengepapitt
Polish:
zwisoglówka czarnodzioba
Portuguese:
lorito-de-bico-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-morcego-de-bico-preto
Slovak:
lorík suluský
Serbian:
Crnokljuna lorikula
Swedish:
suluhängpapegoja
Turkish:
Kara Gagalı Cennet Papağanı
Ukrainian:
Кориліс чорнодзьобий
Chinese:
黑嘴短尾鹦鹉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei
Clements, version 2021:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-billed Hanging-Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Black-billed Hanging-Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Black-billed Hanging-Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-billed Hanging-Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black-billed Hanging-Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Black-billed Hanging-Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Black-billed Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus bonapartei) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Loriculus philippensis bonapartei [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Loriculus [philippensis or bonapartei] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Czech: lorikul černozobý
Danish: Sortnæbbet Flagermuspapegøje
English: Black-billed Hanging Parrot, Black-billed Hanging-Parrot
Esperanto: sulua pendopapago
French: Coryllis à bec noir, Coryllis de Bonaparte, Coryllis des Philippines (de Bonaparte)
Scientific: Loriculus bonapartei, Loriculus philippensis bonapartei
Dutch: Suluvleermuisparkiet
Norwegian: svartnebbhengepapitt
Polish: zwisoglówka czarnodzioba, zwisogłówka czarnodzioba
Portuguese: lorito-de-bico-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-morcego-de-bico-preto
Slovak: lorík suluský
Swedish: suluhängpapegoja
Chinese: 黑嘴短尾鹦鹉

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