Salvadori's fig parrot

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Salvadori's fig parrot
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Cyclopsitta
Species:
C. salvadorii
Binomial name
Cyclopsitta salvadorii
(Oustalet, 1880)
Synonyms

Psittaculirostris salvadorii

Salvadori's fig parrot (Cyclopsitta salvadorii) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae endemic to the northern part of the Papua province in Indonesia.

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Taxonomy

The name name is in honour of Italian zoologist and ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori. [2] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. [3]

Description

These birds are sexually dimorphic. The male of the species has an orange breast patch and yellow cheeks, while the female has a pale blue breast patch and greenish-yellow cheeks. The juveniles of the species all resemble females until adult plumage begins to grow in.

Diet

Salvadori's fig parrot is a frugivore; the diet consists mainly of figs and other fruit.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Psittaculirostris salvadorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22684908A93050906. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684908A93050906.en .
  2. ↑ Jobling, James A. "salvadorii". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ↑ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi: 10.2173/avilist.v2025 . Retrieved 9 November 2025.


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