Large fig parrot

The large fig parrot (Psittaculirostris desmarestii), also known as flame-headed fig parrot and Desmarest's fig parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in the West Papuan Islands, Indonesia and in southern and western New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).[2]

Large fig parrot
Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Psittaculirostris
Species:
P. desmarestii
Binomial name
Psittaculirostris desmarestii
(Desmarest, 1826)

Description

It has a red to orange cap, a light blue eye patch below its eye, yellow face, pale turquoise ring tinged with red, grey-black bill and green body. Male and female adults are identical in external appearance and juveniles tend to have duller colours on the head, but otherwise resemble adults.[2]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Subspecies

It has these subspecies:[2][3]

  • P. desmarestii
    • P. d. blythii
    • P. d. cervicalis
    • P. d. desmarestii
    • P. d. godmani
    • P. d. intermedia
    • P. d. occidentalis
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References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Psittaculirostris desmarestii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Forshaw (2006). plate 28.
  3. Desmarest's fig parrot( Psittaculirostris desmarestrii) |Parrot Encyclopedia

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