Marshall's fig parrot

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Marshall's fig parrot
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Cyclopsitta
Species:
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. [1]

Measuring 13–15 cm tall, it is bright green. The male has red facial markings. [2] The female has blue and grey facial markings. [3]

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