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Cyclopsitta
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 Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
Species
Four; see text

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.

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	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

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".

References

1. "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
2. "ITIS Report: Cyclopsitta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
3. 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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