Double-eyed Fig Parrot
Cyclopsitta diophthalma(Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
English (US) Double-eyed Fig Parrot
The Double-eyed Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Double-eyed Fig Parrot
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma diophthalma
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma aruensis
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma virago
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma inseparabilis
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacula diophthalma
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
- Type locality
- Southern coast of New Guinea = Triton Bay.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (2), 16 p.318
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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