Cyclopsitta

Cyclopsitta
	Double-eyed fig parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Cyclopsittini
Genus:	Cyclopsitta; Reichenbach, 1850

Cyclopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It contains two species:^[1]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii	Orange-breasted fig parrot	New Guinea and western nearby islands
	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".^[2]

References[]

^ "ITIS Report: Cyclopsitta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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[ITIS-1] "ITIS Report: Cyclopsitta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

[Jobling-2] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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