The Cyclopsitta genus includes two species: Double-eyed Fig Parrot and Orange-breasted Fig Parrot - both with several subspecies.
They are native to New Guinea and nearby islands, but is also found along the coast of Australia.
With a size of only 14 cm the Double-eyed Fig Parrot is the smallest parrot in Australia.
Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Double-eyed Fig Parrot
Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii
Orange-breasted Fig Parrot
Species & Subspecies
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) - Double-eyed Fig Parrot
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma diophthalma (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma aruensis (Schlegel, 1874)
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni (Gould, 1867)
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma inseparabilis (Hartert, 1898)
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana (Ramsay, EP, 1874)
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli (Iredale, 1946)
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma virago (Hartert, 1895)
- Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii (Schlegel, 1866) - Orange-breasted Fig Parrot
- Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii gulielmitertii (Schlegel, 1866)
- Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii amabilis (Reichenow, 1891)
- Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii fuscifrons (Salvadori, 1876)
- Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii melanogenia (von Rosenberg, HKB, 1866)
- Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii nigrifrons (Reichenow, 1891)
- Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii suavissima (Sclater, PL, 1876)