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Fig Parrot Species ... Large Fig Parrot Sub-Species
The Desmarest's Golden-headed Parrot is also known as Large Fig Parrot, Desmarest's Lory or Desmarest's Fig Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii).
Distribution / Range
This parrot is found in the subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest areas and moist montanes in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea - locally up to 4,900 ft (~1,500 m).
Description:
This parrot averages 7.2 inches (18 cm ) in length - from bill to the tip of the tail. The plumage of the nominate species, as well as the sub-species, is mainly green with a contrasting fiery-orange forehead and orange-yellow crown and nape. Blue markings are visible on the breast flight feathers. Both males and females look alike.
Six well defined geographical races have been identified:
- Desmarest's Fig-Parrot, Golden-headed Fig-Parrot (Psittaculirostris desmarestii desmarestii) - Nominate Species ... Range: Eastern Regions of the Vogelkop, Western New Guinea
- Godman's Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii godmani)
- Range: Southern and Western New Guinea, Papua
- Western golden-headed Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis)
- Range: Western Vogelkop, Western New Guinea, Salawati and Batanta, Western Papuan Island of Misool (Maluku province)
- Southern Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii cervicalis)
- Range: South-eastern New Guinea
- Van Oort's Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii intermedia)
- Range: Onin Peninsula, Western New Guinea
- Wallace's Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii blythii)
- Range: Western Papuan Island of Misool (Maluku province)
- Godman's Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii godmani)
Breeding
Average clutch size: 2 eggs.
Approx. incubation: 22 days.
Taxonomy:
Genus: Scientific: Psittaculirostris ... English: Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Wigstaartdwergpapegaaien ... German: Keilschwanzzwergpapageien ... French: Lorillet
Species: Scientific: Psittaculirostris desmarestii desmarestii ... English: Desmarest's Fig-Parrot, Golden-headed Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Desmarests Vijgpapegaai ... German: Desmarest Keilschwanzzwergpapagei ... French: Lorillet de Desmarest ... CITES II - Endangered Species
Distribution: Eastern Regions of the Vogelkop, Western New Guinea
Species Research by Sibylle Johnson
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