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The Desmarest's Golden-headed or Large Fig Parrot P. desmarestii (Psittaculirostris desmarestii) 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:

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, West Irian



• Godman's Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii godmani)
  • Range: Southern New Guinea, West Irian, Papua


• Western golden-headed Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis)
  • Range: Western Vogelkop, West Irian, Salawati and Batanta, Western Papuan Islands


• Southern Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii cervicalis)
  • Range: South-eastern New Guinea


• Van Oort's Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii intermedia)
  • Range: Onin Peninsula, West Irian


• Wallace's Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii blythii)
  • Range: Misool in Western Papuan Islands

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, West Irian

Website Resources: Lexicon of Parrots

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Sub-species:

Godman's Fig-Parrots:

Distribution: Endemic to Southern New Guinea, West Irian, Papua

Genus: Scientific: Psittaculirostris ... English: Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Wigstaartdwergpapegaaien ... German: Keilschwanzzwergpapageien ... French: Lorillet

Species: Scientific: Psittaculirostris desmarestii godmani ... English: Godman's Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Godmans Vijgpapegaai ... German: Godmans Keilschwanzzwergpapagei ... French: Lorillet de Godman CITES II - Endangered Species

Website Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 5 - click on link to view photo.)

Western Golden-headed Fig-Parrots:

Distribution: Endemic to Western Vogelkop, West Irian, Salawati and Batanta, Western Papuan Islands

Genus: Scientific: Psittaculirostris ... English: Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Wigstaartdwergpapegaaien ... German: Keilschwanzzwergpapageien ... French: Lorillet

Species: Scientific: Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis ... English: Western golden-headed Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Westelijke Vijgpapegaai ... German: Westlicher Keilschwanzzwegpapagei ... French: Lorillet occidental CITES II - Endangered Species

Southern Fig-Parrots:

Distribution: Endemic to South-eastern New Guinea

Genus: Scientific: Psittaculirostris ... English: Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Wigstaartdwergpapegaaien ... German: Keilschwanzzwergpapageien ... French: Lorillet

Species: Scientific: Psittaculirostris desmarestii cervicalis ... English: Southern Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Zuidelijke Vijgpapegaai ... German: Südlicher Keilschwanzzwergpapagei ... French: Lorillet à nule bleu CITES II - Endangered Species

Website Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 6 - click on link to view photo.)

Van Oort's Fig-Parrots:

Distribution: Endemic to Onin Peninsula, West Irian

Genus: Scientific: Psittaculirostris ... English: Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Wigstaartdwergpapegaaien ... German: Keilschwanzzwergpapageien ... French: Lorillet

Species: Scientific: Psittaculirostris desmarestii intermedia ... English: Van Oort's Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Van Oorts' Vijgpapegaai ... German: Van Oorts Keilschwanzzwergpapagei ... French: Lorillet Onin CITES II - Endangered Species

Website Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 2 - click on link to view photo.)

Wallace's Fig-Parrots:

Distribution: Endemic to Misool in Western Papuan Islands

Genus: Scientific: Psittaculirostris ... English: Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Wigstaartdwergpapegaaien ... German: Keilschwanzzwergpapageien ... French: Lorillet

Species: Scientific: Psittaculirostris desmarestii blythii ... English: Wallace's Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Wallace's Vijgpapegaai ... German: Misool Keilschwanzzwergpapagei ... French: Lorillet de Blyth CITES II - Endangered Species

Website Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 4 - click on link to view photo.)

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