Salvadori's Fig Parrot
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| Salvadori's Fig Parrot | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Tribe: | Cyclopsittacini |
| Genus: | Psittaculirostris |
| Species: | P. salvadorii |
| Binomial name | |
| Psittaculirostris salvadorii (Oustalet, 1880) |
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The Salvadori's Fig Parrot (Psittaculirostris salvadorii) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae 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.
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[edit] Diet
The Salvadori's Fig Parrot is a Frugivore - the diet consists mainly of figs and other fruit.
[edit] Sexual Dimorphism
These birds are indeed 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.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Psittaculirostris salvadorii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (2007) Species factsheet: Psittaculirostris salvadorii. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 9/3/2008
[edit] External links
- [1] Loriinae.com - Species Profile
- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles
- [2] - YouTube video of a captive pet Fig Parrot with a scissor beak deformity.
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