Kingdom Animalia Family Psittaculidae Tribe Cyclopsittini Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Loriinae Genus Psittaculirostris Higher classification Psittaculirostris Order Parrot | |
Scientific name Psittaculirostris desmarestii Similar Psittaculirostris, Salvadori's fig parrot, Edwards's fig parrot, Orange‑breasted fig parrot, Yellow‑capped pygmy parrot | ||
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 family Psittaculidae. It is found in the West Papuan Islands, Indonesia and in southern and western New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).
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Description
It has a red to orange cap, a light blue eye patch below its eye, yellow face, pale turquoise ring tinged with red, grey-black bill and green body. Male and female adults are identical in external appearance and juveniles tend to have duller colours on the head, but otherwise resemble adults.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Subspecies
It has six subspecies.