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Red-browed fig parrot

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Subspecies of bird

Red-browed 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. macleayana
Trinomial name
Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana
E. P. Ramsay, 1874


The red-browed fig parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana) or Macleay's fig parrot, is a subspecies of double-eyed fig parrot. It is one of the smaller subspecies. Its range extends from Cooktown to Paluma in northern Queensland.

Description

It is small and light green all over with a red forehead and facial markings. The male has blue around his eyes while the female has golden yellow around her eyes.

References

  1. Field Guide to Australian birds, Michael Morcombe
  2. "Species profile—Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana (Macleay's fig-parrot)". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  3. "Red-browed Fig-Parrot, Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana". Beauty Of Birds. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana


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