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Cyclopsitta
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Cyclopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Its four species are native to the Australian continent, primarily the island of New Guinea.[2]
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Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii | Blue-fronted fig parrot | New Guinea, the Bird's Head Peninsula and Salawati |
Cyclopsitta nigrifrons | Black-fronted fig parrot | northern New Guinea | |
Cyclopsitta melanogenia | Dusky-cheeked fig parrot | southern New Guinea and Aru Island | |
![]() | Cyclopsitta diophthalma | Double-eyed fig parrot | Australia, New Guinea and nearby smaller islands |
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Quick Facts Cyclopsitta, Scientific classification ...
Cyclopsitta | |
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Double-eyed fig parrot | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Cyclopsittini |
Genus: | Cyclopsitta Reichenbach, 1850 |
Type species | |
Psittacula diophthalma[1] Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 | |
Species | |
Four; see text |
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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]