Large fig parrot
| Large fig parrot | |
|---|---|
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| Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Loriinae |
| Tribe: | Cyclopsittini |
| Genus: | Psittaculirostris |
| Species: | P. desmarestii |
| Binomial name | |
| Psittaculirostris desmarestii (Desmarest, 1826) | |
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 Psittaculidae family. It is found in the West Papuan Islands, Indonesia and in southern and western New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).[2]
Male and female adults are identical in external appearance, and juveniles tend to have duller colours on the head, but otherwise resemble adults.[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It has six subspecies.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Psittaculirostris desmarestii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Forshaw (2006). plate 28.
- 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.