Marshall's fig parrot
Marshall's fig parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli) is a subspecies of double-eyed fig parrot from the Cape York Peninsula.
Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Cyclopsitta |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. d. marshalli |
Trinomial name | |
Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli (Iredale, 1946) |
Measuring 13–15 cm tall, it is bright green. The male has red facial markings.[1] The female has blue and grey facial markings.[2]
It usually lives in rainforests. It feeds on figs, fruit and nectar.
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