Red-browed fig parrot

Red-browed fig parrot
Scientific 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.^[1] Its range extends from Cooktown to Paluma in northern Queensland.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

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

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[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.

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