Nannopsittacus
Genus of birds
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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.
| Nannopsittacus | |
|---|---|
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| Blue-fronted fig parrot (Nannopsittacus gulielmitertii) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Loriinae |
| Tribe: | Cyclopsittini |
| Genus: | Nannopsittacus Mathews, 1916 |
| Type species | |
| Cyclopsitta suavissima Salvadori, 1876 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dusky-cheeked fig parrot | Nannopsittacus melanogenia | Aru Islands and south New Guinea |
 | Blue-fronted fig parrot | Nannopsittacus gulielmitertii | western New Guinea (western Bird s Head Peninsula), including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea) |
 | Black-fronted fig parrot | Nannopsittacus nigrifrons | north New Guinea |
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