Pasquet's Parrot- Psittrichus fugidus
Range: New Guinea
Size: ♂- 46 cm (18 in) ♀: 46 cm (18in) Weight: ♂ 680- 800g (24-28 oz) ♀ :680-800 (24-28 oz Habitat: Rainforest Diet: Fruits mainly figs Eggs: 2-3 Nest: Tree cavity Incubation : 21-28 days Fledging: 90-100 days Sexual maturity:4-5 yrs Breeding monogamous Subspecies: Monotypic Longevity: Captivity: 50 yrs Wild: Unknown IUCN: Vulnerable |
The Pesquet's Parrot is very unique in, taxonomy, appearance and diet. Some classification put this species in a separate family Psittrichasiidae and it is considered a primitive type of parrot. Compared to other parrots it has a small head and a long skinny hooked bill. Males have a small red patch behind the eye that is missing in the female.
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