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.
Dietedit
Salvadori's fig parrot is a frugivore; the diet consists mainly of figs and other fruit.
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2016). "Psittaculirostris salvadorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684908A93050906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684908A93050906.en.
External linksedit
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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salvadori, parrot, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Salvadori s fig parrot news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Salvadori s fig parrotConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PsittaciformesFamily PsittaculidaeGenus PsittaculirostrisSpecies P salvadoriiBinomial namePsittaculirostris salvadorii Oustalet 1880 Its name is in honour of Italian zoologist and ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori Contents 1 Description 2 Diet 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThese 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 editSalvadori s fig parrot is a frugivore the diet consists mainly of figs and other fruit References edit BirdLife International 2016 Psittaculirostris salvadorii IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22684908A93050906 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22684908A93050906 en External links edit 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 nbsp This article relating to parrots is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salvadori 27s fig parrot amp oldid 1172726003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
