Nannopsittacus


Nannopsittacus is a genus of fig parrots in the family Psittaculidae. The three species are native to the island of New Guinea. There are also fig parrots in the genus Cyclopsitta.

Taxonomy

The genus Nannopsittacus was introduced in 1916 by the Australian-born ornithologist Gregory Mathews with Cyclopsitta suavissima Salvadori, 1876, as the type species. This taxon is now considered to be a subspecies of the dusky-cheeked fig parrot. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ναννος/nannos meaning "dwarf" with ψιττακος/psittakos meaning "parrot".
The genus contains three species:
ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Dusky-cheeked fig parrotNannopsittacus melanogeniaAru Islands and south New Guinea
Blue-fronted fig parrotNannopsittacus gulielmitertiiwestern New Guinea, including Salawati
Black-fronted fig parrotNannopsittacus nigrifronsnorth New Guinea