Large Fig-Parrot (Psittaculirostris desmarestii)

Other Names (World)
Large Fig-Parrot, Golden-headed Fig-parrot, Desmarest's Fig-parrot, Large Fig Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
18 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Desmarest, 1826)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, mangroves, moist savanna. From sea-level - 1,650 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Large Fig Parrot (Psittaculirostris desmarestii) [XC140420]
by Bas van Balen from Timika, Freeport, Mimika, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Large Fig Parrot (Psittaculirostris desmarestii) [XC366020]
by Marc Anderson from Klasow Valley, Sorong, Papua Barat, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes lumped into Cyclopsitta (or Opopsitta).

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

blythii (Wallace, 1864) - Misool, western Papuan Is.
occidentalis (Salvadori, 1876) - Batanta, Salawati and western Vogelkop.
desmarestii (Desmarest, 1826) - Eastern Vogelkop.
intermedius (van Oort, 1909) - Onin Peninsula, Irian Jaya.
godmani (Ogilvie-Grant, 1911) - Southern New Guinea from south-eastern Irian Jaya to R Fly. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Yellow-naped Fig-parrot (Psittaculirostris godmani).
cervicalis (Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875) - R Fly east to extreme eastern New Guinea. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Red-faced Fig-parrot (Psittaculirostris cervicalis).

References
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Files:

JPG files for Large Fig-Parrot (Psittaculirostris desmarestii) - 10 files

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