Orange-breasted fig parrot

Orange-breasted fig parrot
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Loriinae
Tribe: Cyclopsittini
Genus: Cyclopsitta
Species: C. gulielmitertii
Binomial name
Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii
(Schlegel, 1866)

The orange-breasted fig parrot (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. 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.

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