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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Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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120px | 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 | |
120px | 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
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{{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:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach
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