Desmarest's Golden-headed or Large Fig Parrots (P. desmarestii)
Keeping & Breeding Fig Parrots
Diet of / Feeding Your Fig Parrots
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
Sub-species:
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
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.)
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.)
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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