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Salvadori's Fig Parrot

Psittaculirostris salvadorii (Oustalet, 1880)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Psittaculirostris salvadorii (Oustalet, 1880)
Name authority
(Oustalet, 1880)
Common name
Salvadori's Fig Parrot
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittaculidae
Genus
Psittaculirostris
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPsittaciformes
  10. familyPsittaculidae
  11. genusPsittaculirostris J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1859
  12. speciesPsittaculirostris salvadorii (Oustalet, 1880)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Psittaculirostris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Edwards's Fig ParrotPsittaculirostris edwardsii (Oustalet, 1885)PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Flame-headed Fig ParrotPsittaculirostris desmarestii (Desmarest, 1826)PsittaculidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 155 records assigned to Psittaculidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Cyclopsittacus salvadorii Oustalet, 1880 Oustalet, 1880synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Australia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554858 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4PKCT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.