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Pesquet's Parrot  

Also Known As: Vulturine Parrot
 
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Pesquet’s Parrot perched

Credit: © Jamie Gilardi
 
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Did You Know?
The Pesquet's Parrot is the only parrot with a bare (featherless) face. It is felt it has evolved this bare face to avoid feathers becoming matted with the fruit pulp the parrot feeds on.

Species Profile
Genus:
Psittrichas

Species:
fulgidus

Size: Adult Weight:
46cm (18 in) 600-800g (21-28 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Male-bare face grey/black; red mark behind eye; brown/black breast to upper abdomen; the feathers scalloped grey; red lower underparts and underwing coverts; greater and median wing coverts red. Bill black. Eye dark red/brown. Female-red mark behind eye absent.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but red generally duller; small red mark behind eye. Eye grey/brown.

Call: Harsh and rasping; also described as growling. Also drawn out scream given frequently in flight.

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Content Sources:

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1447&m=0

Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.

Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.