Psittaculirostris

Psittaculirostris
Edwards's fig parrot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Cyclopsittini
Genus:
Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1859
Type species
Psittacus desmarestii[1]
Desmarest, 1826
Species

Three; see text

Psittaculirostris is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2]

Species

It contains three species:[3]

Genus Psittaculirostris – Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1859 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Large fig parrot

Psittaculirostris desmarestii
(Desmarest, 1826)

Six subspecies
  • P. d. blythii
  • P. d. cervicalis
  • P. d. desmarestii
  • P. d. godmani
  • P. d. intermedia
  • P. d. occidentalis
West Papuan Islands, Indonesia and in southern and western New Guinea Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Edwards's fig parrot

Psittaculirostris edwardsii
(Oustalet, 1885) 		north-eastern New Guinea Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Salvadori's fig parrot

Psittaculirostris salvadorii
(Oustalet, 1880) 		Papua province in Indonesia Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



References

  1. ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Leo Joseph, Alicia Toon, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Timothy F. Wright, Richard Schodde. 2012. A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes) Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa 3205: 26–40.
  3. ^ GILL, F.; DONSKER, D. (Eds.) (2013). Parrots. IOC World Bird List (v.4.2).


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