Cyclopsitta

Cyclopsitta
Double-eyed fig parrot
Scientific classification
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

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]

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". ^[3]

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.