Guaiabero | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Bolbopsittacus Salvadori, 1891 |
Species: | B. lunulatus
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Binomial name | |
Bolbopsittacus lunulatus (Scopoli, 1786)
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The guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae, belonging to the monotypic genus Bolbopsittacus[2] and closely related to the lovebirds and hanging parrots .[3] It is endemic to the Philippines and locally known as bubutok. Its common name is derived from its reputation for eating guavas.[2]