Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
Least Concern
Black-fronted Fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta nigrifrons)
Taxonomy
French: Psittacule à front noir German: Schwarzstirn-Zwergpapagei Spanish: Lorito frentinegro
Taxonomy:
Cyclopsittacus nigrifrons
Reichenow
, 1891,Sepik River, New Guinea
.Distribution:
N New Guinea between E Geelvink Bay and Sepik R.
Descriptive notes
11–13 cm; 27–34 g. Previously considered to be conspecific with C. gulielmitertii (see Taxonomy comments). Dark green above; forehead to below and behind eye black;... read more
Voice
No known differences from C. gulielmitertii, with which previously considered conspecific... read more
Habitat
No known differences from C. gulielmitertii.
Food and feeding
No known differences from C. gulielmitertii.
Breeding
No known differences from C. gulielmitertii.
Movements
Presumably sedentary like C. gulielmitertii.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. CITES II. Like C. amabilis and C. gulielmitertii, this species is probably generally uncommon to rare. There is no population... read more
Hitherto usually treated as conspecific with C. gulielmitertii, C. amabilis and C. melanogenia, but differs from last two in characters given under those species, and from gulielmitertii in its black vs blue forehead to mid-crown and line behind eye (3); larger black mark on cheek in male (1); whitish rear ear-coverts to chin vs orange ear-coverts and blue chin patch adjoining black cheek mark in female (3). Monotypic.