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Double-eyed Fig-Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma)

About Double-eyed Fig-Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Parrots
  • Family: New World Parrots

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.

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Visits

  • 2012-11-10
    Bloomfield Track, Australia
    Very small parrots flying overhead, but never got a positive ID.