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Double-eyed Fig Parrot
Cyclopsitta diophthalma(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Cyclopsitta
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The double-eyed fig parrot, also known as the blue-faced fig parrot, red-faced fig parrot, dwarf fig parrot, and the two-eyed fig parrot, primarily inhabits forests on New Guinea and nearby islands, but is also found in isolated communities along the tropical Australian coast, east of the Great Dividing Range. With an average total length of about 14 cm, it is the smallest parrot in Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- New Guinea and satellites and north-east Australia
- Non-breeding range
- Same as breeding range; sedentary.
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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