Pesquet's parrot

plural Pesquet's parrots

1. Psittrichas fulgidus, a species of parrot found in New Guinea which has black and red plumage.

   Pesquet's Parrot

   2 more examples

   Missing were four eclectus parrots—the male is bright green, the female brigh red—and five Pesquet's parrots which have spectacular red and black plumage, much coveted for tribal head-dresses.

   1973, Pacific Islands Monthly: PIM

   Among the many significant hatchings to rare and endangered species were those of pink pigeons, Malayan wreathed hornbills, Pesquet's parrots, white-naped cranes, hooded cranes, Congo peacocks, and Malayan peacock pheasants.

   1980, New York Zoological Society, Annual Report

   Synonyms: vulturine parrot