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Marshall's fig parrot

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Subspecies of bird

Marshall's fig parrot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Cyclopsitta
Species: C. diophthalma
Subspecies: C. d. marshalli
Trinomial name
Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli
(Iredale, 1946)

Marshall's fig parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli) is a subspecies of double-eyed fig parrot from the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia.

Male Marshall's fig parrot displaying red facial markings only shown on the males of the subspecies

Measuring 13–15 cm tall, it is bright green. The male has red facial markings. The female has blue and grey facial markings.

It usually lives in rainforests. It feeds on figs, fruit and nectar.

References

  1. "Species profile—Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli (Marshall's fig-parrot)". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. "Macleay's Fig-Parrots or Red-browed Fig-Parrots | Beauty of Birds".
  3. Field Guide to Australian birds, Michael Morcombe, Steve Parish publishing
Taxon identifiers
Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli
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