[2] Sri Lanka hanging parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually alone or in small groups outside the breeding season.

It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit, seeds, buds and blossoms that make up its diet.

In Sri Lanka, this bird is known as Gira Maliththa - ගිරාමලිත්තා or Pol Girwa - පොල් ගිරවා in Sinhala language.

[3] The hanging parrot appears in a 15 cent Sri Lankan postage stamp.

[4] This bird also appears on the 1000 Sri Lankan rupee bank note (2010 series).