Articles courtesy of Weltvogelpark Walsrode:
English: Breeding Fig-Parrots in Weltvogel Park Walsrode: With Calmness to Success!
German: Zucht von Zwergpapageien im Weltvogelpark Walsrode: Mit Ruhe zum Erfolg!
The Orange-breasted Fig Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii) or William’s Fig-Parrots are endemic to Salawati in Western Papuan Islands, Western Vogelkop, Western New Guinea.
The preferred habitats of these fig-parrots include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Description:
Orange-breasted Fig parrots average 5 – 5.1 ins (~13 cm) in length (including tail) and weigh around 1 – 1.2 oz (28-35 g).
Their plumage is mostly green. The forehead, crown and area behind eye are a deep blue. The lores (the regions between the eyes and bill on the side of a bird’s head), sides of head and the throat are pale yellow. They have a black mark on the back of the cheeks; and there is a narrow variable black line on the ear-coverts. The breast and upper abdomen are orange. The bend of the wing are dark blue. The lower abdomen, under wing-coverts and under tail-coverts are yellowish-green. The bill is blackish-grey, the irises are dark brown, and their feet grey.
Females lack the orange breast and abdomen. Their forward cheeks are a pale yellow edged with broad blackish stripe. The back of the cheeks and ear-coverts are orange. The cheeks are edged below with a greenish-blue stripe. She has green underpants.
Young birds look like females; except males have a greener breast washed with orange/brown and have orange sides to the throat.
Alternate (Global) Names
Chinese: ????? … Czech: Lorícek oranžovoprsý, lorí?ek oranžovoprsý … Dutch: Oranjeborstvijgpapegaai, Oranjeborst-vijgpapegaai … Danish: Sortkindet Figenpapegøje … Estonian: leek-viigipapagoi … Finnish: Oranssiviikunakaija … French: Psittacule à poitrine orange … German: Orangebrust-Zwergpapagei … Indonesian: Nuriara Dada-jingga … Italian: Pappagallo dei fichi pettoarancio … Japanese: hooguroichijikuinko … Norwegian: Maskefikenpapegøye, Oransjebuket fikenpapegøye … Polish: figówka czarnolica … Russian: ?????????? ??????? ?????????? … Slovak: figojed termitíSpanish: Lorito Pechinaranja, orito de Pecho Naranja … Swedish: Orangebröstad fikonpapegoja
Call / Voice:
The call while in flight usually consists of shrill and penetrating notes that are repeated at short pauses, sometimes sounding sharp. While feeding, subdued chattering might be heard.
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Taxonomy:
Genus: Scientific: Cyclopsitta … English: Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Bontkopdwergpapegaaien … German: Buntkopfzwergpapageien … French: Lorillet
Species: Scientific: Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti gulielmiterti aka Nannopsittacus gulielmiterti gulielmiterti / Opositta gulielmiterti guli … English: Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Oranjeborstvijgpapegaai … Oranjebuikdwergpapegaai … German: Orangebrust Zwergpapagei … French: Lorillet Aru à buste orange … CITES II – Endangered Species
Sub-Species / Races Including Nominate:
- Orange-breasted Fig Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti gulielmiterti) – Nominate Species
- 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 Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots or Salvadori’s Fg Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti fuscifrons)
- Sepik Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti nigrifrons)
Sub-species
Salvadori’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots or Salvadori’s fig parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti fuscifrons)
Black-cheeked Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots:
Distribution: Aru Islands in the province of Maluku in eastern Indonesia
Description: Both adults look like the Salvadori’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti fuscifrons), except the female has paler, greener breast.
Genus: Scientific: Cyclopsitta … English: Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Bontkopdwergpapegaaien … German: Buntkopfzwergpapageien … French: Lorillet
Species: Scientific: Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti melanogenia aka Nannopsittacus gulielmiterti melanogenia / Opopsitta gulielmiterti melan … English: Black-cheeked Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Zwartwang Oranjebuikdwergpapegaai … German: Schwarzstirn Orangebrust Zwergpapagei … French: Lorillet aux oreilles noires … CITES II – Endangered Species
D’Albertis’ Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots:
Distribution: South-eastern New Guinea, West to the Gulf of Papua
Description: The D’Albertis’ Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots is smaller in size than the nominate species.
The male has a dark blue forehead. His lores (the regions between the eyes and bill on the side of a bird’s head), the front of his cheeks and the line beneath the eye is buff/white. The rest of the cheeks is black. They have pale yellow ear coverts (feathers covering the ears) to the throat, an orange breast and upper abdomen.
The female looks like the male but back part of cheeks are dusty black washed with blue. She has orange ear coverts (feathers covering the ears) and her throat and breast are dull green/yellow.
Young birds look like adult females, but have duller head markings.
Genus: Scientific: Cyclopsitta … English: Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Bontkopdwergpapegaaien … German: Buntkopfzwergpapageien … French: Lorillet
Species: Scientific: Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti suavissima aka Nannopsittacus gulielmiterti suavissima / Opopsitta gulielmiterti suavis … English: D’Albertis’ Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot … Dutch: D’Albertis’ Oranjebuikdwergpapegaai … German: D’Albertis’ Orangebrust Zwergpapagei … French: Lorillet à front foncé … CITES II – Endangered Species
Neumann’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots:
Distribution: Ramu River District, Northern New Guinea
Description: Both adults like the Reichenow’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots (Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti amabilis); except their forehead and the forecrown to area behind eyes are washed blue and black.
Genus: Scientific: Cyclopsitta … English: Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Bontkopdwergpapegaaien … German: Buntkopfzwergpapageien … French: Lorillet
Species: Scientific: Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti ramuensis aka Nannopsittacus gulielmiterti ramuensis / Opopsitta gulielmiterti ramuens … English: Neumann’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Neumanns Oranjebuikdwergpapegaai … German: Neumanns Orangebrust Zwergpapagei … French: Lorillet Ramu … CITES II – Endangered Species
Reichenow’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots:
Distribution: North-eastern New Guinea
Description: The Reichenow’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots are smaller than the nominate species. The male has a black forehead. There is black below the eyes. They have pale yellow upper abdomen, breast and sides of head. The lack the black on ear coverts (feathers covering the ears). The female has an orange breast and upper abdomen. Her lower cheeks are dusty black, joining with a black crown behind the eyes. Her lores (the regions between the eyes and bill on the side of a bird’s head), throat and cheeks are pale yellow. Young birds look like adult females, but the breast is more green.
Genus: Scientific: Cyclopsitta … English: Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Bontkopdwergpapegaaien … German: Buntkopfzwergpapageien … French: Lorillet
Species: Scientific: Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti amabilis aka Nannopsittacus gulielmiterti amabilis / Opopsitta gulielmiterti amabilis … English: Reichenow’s Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Reichenows Oranjebuikdwergpapegaai … German: Reichenows Orangebrust Zwergpapagei … French: Lorillet Huon … CITES II – Endangered Species
Sepik Orange-breasted Fig-Parrots
Distribution: Northern New Guinea between Mamberamo and Sepik Rivers
Description: Both male and female look like the respective nominate species; except the forehead and forecrown to area behind eyes is black.
Genus: Scientific: Cyclopsitta … English: Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Bontkopdwergpapegaaien … German: Buntkopfzwergpapageien … French: Lorillet
Species: Scientific: Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti nigrifrons aka Nannopsittacus gulielmiterti nigrifrons / Opopsitta gulielmiterti nigrif … English: Sepik Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot … Dutch: Sepik Oranjebuikdwergpapegaai … German: Sepik Orangebrust Zwergpapagei … French: Lorillet à front noir … CITES II – Endangered Species
