The dusky-cheeked fig parrot (Cyclopsitta melanogenia) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Orange-breasted fig parrot | |
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Subspecies C. m. suavissima | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Cyclopsitta |
Species: | C. melanogenia
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Binomial name | |
Cyclopsitta melanogenia (Rosenberg, HKB, 1866)
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Subspecies
editThere are three recognised subspecies of the dusky-cheeked fig parrot.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cyclopsitta melanogenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725367A94891324. Retrieved 12 November 2021.