Large Fig Parrot

Large Fig Parrot
Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Tribe:	Cyclopsittacini
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 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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Forshaw (2006). plate 28.

• World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profile
• BirdLife International 2009. Psittaculirostris desmarestii. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 8 October 2010.

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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