Orange-breasted Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii) [XC141071]
by Phil Gregory from Tangguh, West Papua, Indonesia (song)
Orange-breasted Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii) [XC582483]
by Frank Lambert from Waam, Wasur NP, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
Controversy concerning application of correct genus name: junior synonym Opopsitta sometimes erroneously used.
The following 7 subspecies are recognised:
melanogenia (von Rosenberg, HKB, 1866) - Aru Is. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Dusky-cheeked Fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta melanogenia).
gulielmitertii (Schlegel, 1866) - Salawati and western Vogelkop, New Guinea.
nigrifrons Reichenow, 1891 - Northern New Guinea. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Black-fronted Fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta nigrifrons).
ramuensis (Neumann, 1915) - North-eastern New Guinea around R Ramu.
fuscifrons Salvadori, 1876 - Southern New Guinea.
amabilis (Reichenow, 1891) - Huon Peninsula eastwards, Papua New Guinea. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Creamy-breasted Fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta amabilis).
suavissima Sclater, PL, 1876 - South-eastern Papua New Guinea.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet