Large Fig Parrot
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| Large Fig Parrot | |
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| Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Tribe: | Cyclopsittacini |
| Genus: | Psittaculirostris |
| Species: | P. desmarestii |
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| Psittaculirostris desmarestii (Desmarest, 1826) |
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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 Psittacidae family. It is found in the West Papuan Islands, Indonesia and in southern and western New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).[1]
Male and female adults are identical in external appearance, and juveniles tend to have duller colours on the head, but otherwise resemble adults.[1]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
It has six subspecies.[1]
[edit] References
- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profile
- BirdLife International 2009. Psittaculirostris desmarestii. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 8 October 2010.
[edit] Cited texts
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691092516.
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