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Blue-fronted fig parrot

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Orange-breasted fig parrot
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C. gulielmitertii
Binomial name
Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii
(Schlegel, 1866)

The orange-breasted fig parrot (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Description

The orange-breasted parrot is primarily green with a black bill, white face with a black patch. Males have orange breasts while females have orange patches on their faces.

References

  • Specific page on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species website as of February 2011 [1].