Cyclopsitta

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| name = Cyclopsitta

| image = Cyclopsitta diophthalma -Birdworld Kuranda, Queensland, Australia -male-8a.jpg

| image_caption = Double-eyed fig parrot

| taxon = Cyclopsitta

| authority = Reichenbach, 1850

| type_species = Psittacula diophthalma{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=218 |title= Psittaculidae |author= |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-07-24}}

| type_species_authority = Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = Four; see text

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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.

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ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
120pxCyclopsitta gulielmitertiiBlue-fronted fig parrotNew Guinea, the Bird's Head Peninsula and Salawati
Cyclopsitta nigrifronsBlack-fronted fig parrotnorthern New Guinea
Cyclopsitta melanogeniaDusky-cheeked fig parrotsouthern New Guinea and Aru Island
120pxCyclopsitta diophthalmaDouble-eyed fig parrotAustralia, 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

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{{cite book | title = The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names | url = https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling | first = James A. | last = Jobling | year = 2010 | location = London, UK | publisher = Christopher Helm | isbn = 978-1-4081-2501-4 | page = 128 }}

{{cite web | title = ITIS Report: Cyclopsitta | publisher = Integrated Taxonomic Information System | url = https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553648 | accessdate = 19 March 2015}}

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Category:Psittacidae

Category:Bird genera

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach

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