Agapornis attenboroughi
| Agapornis attenboroughi Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Agapornis |
| Species: | †A. attenboroughi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Agapornis attenboroughi Manegold, 2013
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Agapornis attenboroughi is an extinct species of Agapornis that inhabited South Africa during the Zanclean epoch. It is named after Sir David Attenborough.[1]
References
- ^ Manegold, Albrecht (6 December 2012). Rasmussen, Pamela (ed.). "Two new parrot species (Psittaciformes) from the early Pliocene of Langebaanweg, South Africa, and their palaeoecological implications". Ibis. 155 (1): 127–139. doi:10.1111/ibi.12009. ISSN 0019-1019. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via ResearchGate.