Cyclopsitta
| Cyclopsitta | |
|---|---|
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| Double-eyed fig parrot | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Cyclopsittini |
| Genus: | Cyclopsitta Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacula diophthalma[1] | |
| Species | |
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Four; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psittaculirostris Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1859 | |
Cyclopsitta is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae. Its four species are native to the island of New Guinea. There are also fig parrots in the genus Nannopsittacus.
The genus contains four species:[2]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Double-eyed fig parrot | Cyclopsitta diophthalma | New Guinea and satellites and northeast Australia |
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Large fig parrot | Cyclopsitta desmarestii | New Guinea and northwest satellites |
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Edwards's fig parrot | Cyclopsitta edwardsii | lowlands of northeastern New Guinea (Humboldt Bay to Huon Gulf) |
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Salvadori's fig parrot | Cyclopsitta salvadorii | northwestern New Guinea (eastern shore of Cenderawasih Bay to Cyclops Mountains) |
The genus name Cyclopsitta is a combination of the Greek name of the mythical Cyclops (a race of one-eyed Sicilian giants, whose name is a combination of the Greek word kuklos, meaning "circle" and ōps, meaning "eye"), and the modern Latin psitta, meaning "parrot".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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