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 | |
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| Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis | |
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
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Psittaculirostris desmarestii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Forshaw (2006). plate 28.
- Desmarest's fig parrot( Psittaculirostris desmarestrii) |Parrot Encyclopedia
- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profile
Cited texts
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.