Dusky-cheeked Fig Parrot
Nannopsittacus melanogenia(Rosenberg, KBH, 1866)
English (US) Dusky-cheeked Fig Parrot
The Dusky-cheeked Fig Parrot (Nannopsittacus melanogenia) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Nannopsittacus melanogenia
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dusky-cheeked Fig Parrot
- Described by
- (Rosenberg, KBH, 1866)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Nannopsittacus melanogenia melanogenia
- Nannopsittacus melanogenia suavissimus
- Nannopsittacus melanogenia fuscifrons
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacula melanogenia
- Described by
- (Rosenberg, KBH, 1866)
- Type locality
- Aru Islands.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 3 p.330
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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