Salvadori's fig parrot

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Salvadori's fig parrot
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Psittaculirostris
Species:	P. salvadorii
Binomial name
Psittaculirostris salvadorii (Oustalet, 1880)

Salvadori's fig parrot (Psittaculirostris salvadorii) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae endemic to the northern part of the Papua province in Indonesia.

Description[]

These birds are sexually dimorphic. The male of the species has an orange breast patch and yellow cheeks, while the female has a pale blue breast patch and greenish-yellow cheeks. The juveniles of the species all resemble females until adult plumage begins to grow in.

Diet[]

Salvadori's fig parrot is a frugivore; the diet consists mainly of figs and other fruit.

References[]

External links[]

• [1] Loriinae.com - Species Profile
• World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles
• [2] - YouTube video of a captive pet Fig Parrot with a scissor beak deformity.

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