Salvadori's fig parrot

Salvadori's fig parrot
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Loriinae
Tribe: Cyclopsittini
Genus: Psittaculirostris
Species: P. salvadorii
Binomial name
Psittaculirostris salvadorii
(Oustalet, 1880)

The Salvadori's fig parrot (Psittaculirostris salvadorii) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is endemic to the northern part of the Papua province in Indonesia. It is found in and near humid lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

These birds are sexually dimorphic. The male of the species having an orange breast patch and yellow cheeks, while the female a pale blue breast patch and greenish-yellow cheeks. The juveniles of the species all resemble females until adult plumage begins to grow in.

Diet

Salvadori's fig parrot is a frugivore; the diet consists mainly of figs and other fruit.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Psittaculirostris salvadorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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