Large fig parrot
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| Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis | |
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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 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
- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profile
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