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The blue-fronted fig parrot, also referred to as the blue-browed fig parrot, is a putative undescribed fig parrot said to inhabit the rugged rainforest-covered border ranges of subtropical south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. It was announced in November 2006 as the discovery of a new species or subspecies. However, the existence of the parrot has not been confirmed and the claimed discovery has been questioned. ==Background== Australia holds three fig parrot taxa, all of which are subspecies of the double-eyed fig parrot (''Cyclopsitta diophthalma''), which is also found in New Guinea. Inhabiting the rainforest canopy, they are tiny (14 cm in length), mostly green in colour, with various red and blue markings on and around the face. The three distinct and geographically discrete Australian subspecies are: * Marshall's fig parrot (''C. d. marshalli''), Cape York Peninsula, Queensland * Macleay's fig parrot or red-browed fig parrot (''C. d. macleayana''), north-east Queensland * Coxen's fig parrot (''C. d. coxeni''), border ranges of south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales; it is rare, highly endangered and possibly extinct. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blue-fronted fig parrot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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