Cyclopsitta


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:
ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Double-eyed fig parrotCyclopsitta diophthalmaNew Guinea and satellites and northeast Australia
Large fig parrotCyclopsitta desmarestiiNew Guinea and northwest satellites
Edwards's fig parrotCyclopsitta edwardsiilowlands of northeastern New Guinea
Salvadori's fig parrotCyclopsitta salvadoriinorthwestern New Guinea

The genus name Cyclopsitta is a combination of the Greek name of the mythical Cyclops, and the modern Latin psitta, meaning "parrot".