The Desmarest’s Golden-headed Parrot is also known as Large Fig Parrot, Desmarest’s Lory or Desmarest’s Fig Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii).
Distribution / Range
This parrot 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
This parrot averages 7.2 inches (18 cm ) in length – from bill to the tip of the tail. 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.
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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, Western New Guinea
- Godman’s Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii godmani)
- Range: Southern and Western New Guinea, Papua
- Range: Western Vogelkop, Western New Guinea, Salawati and Batanta, Western Papuan Island of Misool (Maluku province)
- Range: South-eastern New Guinea
- Range: Onin Peninsula, Western New Guinea
- Wallace’s Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii blythii)
- Range: Western Papuan Island of Misool (Maluku province)
- Godman’s Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii godmani)
Breeding
Average clutch size: 2 eggs.
Approx. incubation: 22 days.
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, Western New Guinea
Desmarest’s Golden-headed Fig Parrots: Listing of Species
Desmarest’s Golden-headed or Large Fig Parrots – Listing of Species | Beauty of Birds
Information about the Desmarest’s Golden-headed Fig Parrots
Sub-species:
Godman’s Fig-Parrots:
Distribution: Endemic to Southern New Guinea, Western New Guinea, 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
Western Golden-headed Fig-Parrots:
Distribution: Endemic to Western Vogelkop, Western New Guinea, Salawati and Batanta, Western Papuan Island (Maluku province)
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
Van Oort’s Fig-Parrots:
Distribution: Endemic to Onin Peninsula, Western New Guinea
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
Wallace’s Fig-Parrots:
Distribution: Endemic to Misool (Maluku Province) 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
