Large fig parrot

Large fig parrot
Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Cyclopsitta
Species:
C. desmarestii
Binomial name
Cyclopsitta desmarestii
(Desmarest, 1826)
Synonyms

Psittaculirostris desmarestii

The large fig parrot (Cyclopsitta 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).

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.

Habitat

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

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognised:

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Psittaculirostris desmarestii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22725599A94896928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725599A94896928.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Forshaw (2006). plate 28.
  3. ↑ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.

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