Salvadori's fig parrot
Species of bird
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Salvadori's fig parrot (Cyclopsitta salvadorii) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae endemic to the northern part of the Papua province in Indonesia.
| Salvadori's fig parrot | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Cyclopsitta |
| Species: | C. salvadorii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclopsitta salvadorii (Oustalet, 1880) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psittaculirostris salvadorii | |
Taxonomy
The name name is in honour of Italian zoologist and ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori.[2] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[3]
Description
These birds are sexually dimorphic. The male of the species has an orange breast patch and yellow cheeks, while the female has a pale blue breast patch and greenish-yellow cheeks. The juveniles of the species all resemble females until adult plumage begins to grow in.
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