Edwards's fig parrot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Psittaculirostris |
Species: | P. edwardsii
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Binomial name | |
Psittaculirostris edwardsii (Oustalet, 1885)
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Edwards's fig parrot (Psittaculirostris edwardsii), also known as the scarlet-cheeked fig parrot,[2] is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae found in humid lowland forests in north-eastern New Guinea. The adult male is predominantly green with red breast and cheeks, yellow ear coverts, and yellowish crown.