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Revision as of 08:22, 6 November 2015
Alternative name: Vulturine Parrot (not to be confused with Pyrilia vulturina )
- Psittrichas fulgidus
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
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
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pesquet's Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pesquet%27s_Parrot
