Fig parrot
Appearance
Fig parrot | |
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Edwards's fig parrot | |
Scientific classification | |
Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Cyclopsitticini |
Genera | |
Fig parrots are a small tribe (Cyclopsitticini) consisting of five species in two small genera of parrots (Cyclopsitta and Psittaculirostris) of the family Psittaculidae found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and tropical Australia. The double-eyed fig parrot is 13–16 cm in length and is the smallest Australian parrot.
Tribe Cyclopsittini
- Genus Cyclopsitta
- Orange-breasted fig parrot, C. gulielmitertii
- Double-eyed fig parrot, C. diophthalma
- Marshall's fig parrot (C. d. marshalli)
- Macleay's fig parrot or red-browed fig parrot (C. d. macleayana)
- Coxen's fig parrot (C. d. coxeni)
- Genus Psittaculirostris
- Large fig parrot, P. desmarestii
- Edwards's fig parrot, P. edwardsii
- Salvadori's fig parrot, P. salvadorii
Diet
As its name suggests, a fig parrot's diet consists mainly of the various figs that grow in its natural habitat. It also eats many other types of fruit and nectar.
See also