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Dusky-cheeked Fig Parrot
Nannopsittacus melanogenia (Rosenberg, HKB, 1866)
The dusky-cheeked fig parrot (Nannopsittacus melanogenia) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The dusky-cheeked fig parrot (Nannopsittacus melanogenia) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Questions
Where does the Dusky-cheeked Fig Parrot live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Aru Islands and southern New Guinea.
What family is the Dusky-cheeked Fig Parrot in?
It belongs to the family Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).
Range
Australasia: Aru Islands and southern New Guinea
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Parrot Psittaciformes
- Family
- Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Nannopsittacus
Other birds in the genus Nannopsittacus
Blue-fronted Fig ParrotNannopsittacus gulielmitertii
Black-fronted Fig ParrotNannopsittacus nigrifrons
Pesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidus
Greater Vasa ParrotCoracopsis vasa
Seychelles Black ParrotCoracopsis barklyi
Comoro Black ParrotCoracopsis sibilans
Lesser Vasa ParrotCoracopsis nigra
Yellow-capped Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta keiensis
Geelvink Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta geelvinkiana
Buff-faced Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta pusio
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