Biology:Nannopsittacus
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Nannopsittacus is a genus of fig parrots in the family Psittaculidae. The three species are native to the island of New Guinea. There are also fig parrots in the genus Cyclopsitta.
Taxonomy
The genus Nannopsittacus was introduced in 1916 by the Australian-born ornithologist Gregory Mathews with Cyclopsitta suavissima Salvadori, 1876, as the type species.[1][2] This taxon is now considered to be a subspecies of the dusky-cheeked fig parrot (Nannopsittacus melanogenia suavissimus).[3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ναννος/nannos meaning "dwarf" with ψιττακος/psittakos meaning "parrot".[4]
The genus contains three species:[3]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Dusky-cheeked fig parrot | Nannopsittacus melanogenia | Aru Islands and south New Guinea |
| 120px | Blue-fronted fig parrot | Nannopsittacus gulielmitertii | western New Guinea (western Bird s Head Peninsula), including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea) |
| 120px | Black-fronted fig parrot | Nannopsittacus nigrifrons | north New Guinea |
References
- ↑ Mathews, Gregory (1916). Birds of Australia. 6. London: Witherby. p. 65. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53281884.
- ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed (1937). Check-List of Birds of the World. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 164. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14477879.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. http://www.avilist.org/checklist/v2025/.
- ↑ Jobling, James A.. "Nannopsittacus". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/key-to-scientific-names/search?q=Nannopsittacus.
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