Large fig parrot
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox 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).[1]
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.[1]
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:[1][2]
- P. desmarestii
- P. d. blythii
- P. d. cervicalis
- P. d. desmarestii
- P. d. godmani
- P. d. intermedia
- P. d. occidentalis
References
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- ↑ a b c Forshaw (2006). plate 28.
- ↑ Desmarest's fig parrot( Psittaculirostris desmarestrii) |Parrot Encyclopedia
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- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profile
Cited texts
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