Agapornis attenboroughi

Agapornis attenboroughi
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Agapornis
Species:
A. attenboroughi
Binomial name
Agapornis attenboroughi
Manegold, 2013

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

  1. ^ 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.