Blue-fronted fig parrot
Appearance
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Species: | C. gulielmitertii
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Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii (Schlegel, 1866)
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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.
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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].