Marshall's fig parrot
Appearance
(Redirected from Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli)
Marshall's fig parrot | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Cyclopsitta |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. d. marshalli
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Trinomial name | |
Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli (Iredale, 1946)
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Marshall's fig parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli) is a subspecies of double-eyed fig parrot from the Cape York Peninsulain 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
[edit]- ^ "Species profile—Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli (Marshall's fig-parrot)". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Macleay's Fig-Parrots or Red-browed Fig-Parrots | Beauty of Birds".
- ^ Field Guide to Australian birds, Michael Morcombe, Steve Parish publishing