Fig Parrot Species

Range: Eastern Vogelkop Peninsula west to Irian.

Description: Males have red and blue head. They average 7 inches in length.

Five (5) subspecies:

• Southern Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii cervicalis)
• Van Oort’s Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii intermedia)
• Wallace’s Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii blythii)
• Western golden-headed Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii occidentalis)
• Godman’s Fig-Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii godmani)

Double-eyed Fig Parrots / Blue-faced Fig Parrots / Dwarf Fig Parrots / Red-faced Fig Parrots (Cyclopsitta diophthalma diophthalma)

Range: Western New Guinea from Vogel Peninsula, east to Astrolabe Bay, south to Etna Bay, Salawati, Batanata, Waigeo, Misool ( Maluku Province) and Koffiao.

Description: Males have red and blue head. They average 5.5 inches in length.

Seven (7) subspecies.

• Aru Double-eyed Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta diophthalma aruensis)
• Coxen’s Double-eyed Fig-Parrots / Blue-faced or Coxin’s Fig Parrots (Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni)
• Hartert’s Double-eyed Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta diophthalma virago)
• Marshall’s Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli)
• Red-browned Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana)
• Tagula Double-eyed Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta diophthalma inseparabilis)
• Astrolabe Mountain Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta diophthalma coccineifrons)

Edward’s Fig Parrots(Psittaculirostris edwardsii)

• Range: Humbolt Bay west to Irian and east to Huon Gulf, New Guinea.
• Description: Males have red-and-blue bib. They average 7 inches in length.

Orange-breasted Fig Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti gulielmiterti)

Range: Western Vogelkop Peninsula and Salawati, Indonesia.

Description: Males have blue, yellow and orange markings. The average 5 inches in length.

Six (6) subspecies:

• Black-cheeked Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti melanogenia)
• D’Albertis’ Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti suavissima
• Neumann’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti ramuensis)
• Reichenow’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti amabilis)
• Salvadori’s Fig Parrots / Salvadori’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots aka Salvadori’s Fig Parrot(Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti fuscifrons)
  • Range: Gedvink Bay east to Humboldt Bay west to Irian.
  • Description: Males have bright red bib. They average 7.5 inches in length.
• Sepik Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti nigrifrons)