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Desmarest's Fig Parrot (Psittaculirostris desmarestii)
Also Known As: Large Fig Parrot, Desmarest's Dwarf Parrot, Golden-headed Fig Parrot, Golden-headed Dwarf Parrot
Wild Desmarest’s Fig Parrot
Credit: © Mehd Halaouate | http://www.indonesien.nu/indonesieneng/index.shtml
Status in the Wild
World Population:About 150,000
Range:
P.d. desmarestii: Northern and eastern regions of Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya.
P.d. intermedia: Onin Peninsula, Irian Jaya.
P.d. occidentalis: Salawati and Batanta, W Papuan Islands and western and southern Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya.
P.d. blythii: Misool, W Papuan Islands, Irian Jaya.
P.d. godmani: S New Guinea from Mimika River, Irian Jaya, east to Fly River, W Papua New Guinea.
P.d. cervicalis: SE New Guinea, west to Fly and Noord Rivers.
Habitat:
Found up to 1300m (4264 ft), locally to 1650m (5412 ft) in lowland and hill forest, riverine forest, forest edge and sometimes savanna.
Threat Summary:
Western subspecies is probably in decline because of deforestation and the wild bird trade.
IUCN Rating:
Least concern
Wild Diet:
Diet consists mainly of figs and their seeds, nectar, and probably insects.
CITES Rating:
Appendix II
Ecology:
Gathers in small groups to feed high up in the canopy on fruiting figs. Will nest communally in groups of up to three pairs. Very active, they dart from branch to branch and fly rapidly through the trees, searching for food.
Clutch and Egg Size:
2 eggs
Breeding Season:
July-September
Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MU9950149.htm
http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.2108%2Fzsj.23.191
More Info Sites:
http://www.parrotchronicles.com/summer2002/speciesspotlight.htm
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