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Madarasz's tiger parrot

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Psittaciformes

Family
  
Psittaculidae

Scientific name
  
Psittacella madaraszi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superfamily
  
Psittacoidea

Subfamily
  
Psittacellinae

Higher classification
  
Tiger parrot

Similar
  
Modest tiger parrot, Painted tiger parrot, Blue‑collared parrot, Brehm's tiger parrot, Mindanao racket‑tail

The Madarasz's tiger parrot (Psittacella madaraszi) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Hungarian ornithologist Gyula von Madarász.

References

Madarasz's tiger parrot Wikipedia