page_title: Pesquet's parrot
section_title: Behaviour
hierarchical_section_title: Pesquet's parrot / Behaviour
caption_attribution_description: Psittrichas fulgidus English: Pesquet's Parrot at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.
context_page_description: Pesquet's parrot, also known as the Dracula parrot or as the vulturine parrot, is the only member of its genus, and its genus is the only member of the subfamily Psittrichadinae. It is endemic to hill and montane rainforest in New Guinea.
context_section_description: Pesquet's parrot is a highly specialised frugivore, feeding almost exclusively on a few species of figs. Flowers and nectar have also been reported. At least in parts of its range, it is seasonally nomadic in response to the availability of fruits. The bare part of the head is presumably an adaptation to avoid feather-matting from sticky fruits. 
  Little is known about its breeding habits in the wild.  Typically it lays two eggs in a nest in a large, hollow tree. 
  It is typically seen in pairs or groups up to 20 individuals. In flight, it alternates between rapid flapping and short glides.
caption: Upper body
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