Pesquet's Parrot

Psittrichas fulgidus

Female
Photo by mehdhalaouate
Taja, Papua, Indonesia, October 2005

Identification

46 cm (18 in), 690-800 g (24-28 oz).

Male

• Beak, facial skin to behind eye, head and upperparts black, with faint red patch behind the eye
• Dull red uppertail coverts
• Red median coverts, greater wing coverts and outer secondaries
• Throat to upper belly black with grey edges to feathers, giving a scaled look
• Red from lower belly to undertail coverts
• Tail black.

Female

• Lacks the faint red patch behind the eye
• Slightly smaller

Juvenile

• The red is duller

Similar Species

• Palm Cockatoo is black with a red face patch and large beak.
• Female Eclectus Parrot has scarlet head and bluish body.
• Crows are black with straighter beaks.

Distribution

Mountains of New Guinea.

Taxonomy

The monotypic species Pesquet's Parrot, Psittrichas fulgidus also known as the Vulturine Parrot (leading to easy confusion with Pionopsitta vulturina from Brazil), is the only member of its genus.

Habitat

Hill and montane rainforest.

Behaviour

This bird eats mainly a few species of fig and some nectar.

Nests are built in tree hollows and 2 eggs are laid.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pesquet's Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pesquet%27s_Parrot

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