Edwards's Fig Parrot - BirdForum Opus

Psittaculirostris edwardsii

Identification

18cm
Male

• Red lower breast to upper belly
• Yellow green forehead and crown
• Wide black band across nape
• Red cheeks and throat
• Yellow ear coverts
• Blue-black upper breast band
• Orange red edges to inner wing coverts
• Cream-yellow stripes to underwing
• Grey black bill
• Red iris

Female

• Similar to male
• Wide, dark blue breast band
• Yellow green lower breast to upper belly

Distribution

Lowlands of north-eastern New Guinea (Humboldt Bay to Huon Gulf).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1]. In the past it was considered a part of Salvadori's Fig Parrot.

Habitat

Humid lowland forest.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruits (particularly figs) and nectar.

Breeding

The clutch consists of 2 eggs.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. World Parrot Trust
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Edwards's Fig Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Edwards%27s_Fig_Parrot

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