Large fig 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).^[2]

Large fig parrot
Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Psittaculirostris
Species:	P. desmarestii
Binomial name
Psittaculirostris desmarestii (Desmarest, 1826)

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.^[2]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Subspecies

It has these subspecies:^[2][3]

• P. desmarestii
  • P. d. blythii
  • P. d. cervicalis
  • P. d. desmarestii
  • P. d. godmani
  • P. d. intermedia
  • P. d. occidentalis