Parrots (Psittacidae)
Pesquet's Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) - HBW 4, p. 362
French: Psittrichas de Pesquet
German: Borstenkopf
Spanish: Loro Aguileño
Other common names: Vulturine/Bare-headed Parrot
Taxonomy: Banksianus fulgidus Lesson, 1830, New Guinea.
Relationships uncertain and taxonomic position remains somewhat controversial; has been associated with Loriinae, but also shows affinities with Nestorini (see page 282). Monotypic.
Distribution: Mountains of New Guinea.
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A male preening and looking around before flying away. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 32 sec 3.7 -
A male preening and looking around before flying away. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 32 sec 3.7 -
A male Locality Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Peninsular Malaysia
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2010 1 year ago 28 sec 2.5
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A close-up of a male.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 4 -
A flying bird.
Locality Taja, Jayapura Regency, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
mehdhalaouate 5 September 2006 2 years ago 3.7 -
A bird perched
Locality Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Nicole Bouglouan 27 December 2007 35 weeks ago 3 -
Adult male on a branch.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 7 October 2009 2 years ago 3
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