Biology:Red-browed fig parrot
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Short description: Subspecies of bird
| Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Cyclopsitta |
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| Subspecies: | C. d. macleayana
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| Trinomial name | |
| Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana E. P. Ramsay, 1874
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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.
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.[2]
References
- ↑ Field Guide to Australian birds, Michael Morcombe
- ↑ "Red-browed Fig-Parrot, Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana". Beauty Of Birds. https://www.beautyofbirds.com/redbrowedfigparrots.html. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q24190145 entry category:Birds described in 1874
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