Fig parrot

Updated on Oct 13, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Order Psittaciformes Family Psittaculidae Scientific name Cyclopsittini Rank Tribe		Phylum Chordata Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Loriinae Higher classification Loriinae

Similar Double‑eyed fig parrot, Parrot, Bird, Cyclopsitta, Psittaculirostris

Fig parrots

Fig parrots is a small tribe (Cyclopsittini) with two small genera of parrots (Cyclopsitta and Psittaculirostris) of the family Psittaculidae found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and tropical Australia. The double-eyed fig parrot is 13–16 cm in length and is the smallest Australian parrot.

Fig parrot doing trick

Tribe Cyclopsittini

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Genus Cyclopsitta

Orange-breasted fig parrot, Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii

Double-eyed fig parrot, Cyclopsitta diophthalma

Genus Psittaculirostris

Large fig parrot, Psittaculirostris desmarestii

Edwards's fig parrot, Psittaculirostris edwardsii

Salvadori's fig parrot, Psittaculirostris salvadorii

Diet

As its name suggests, a fig parrot's diet consists mainly of the various figs that grow in its natural habitat. It will also eat many other types of fruit and also nectar.

Fig parrot FileDoubleeyed Fig Parrot RWD2jpg Wikimedia Commons

Fig parrot More on Psittaculirostris desmarestii Flameheaded Fig Parrot

References

Fig parrot Wikipedia

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Fig parrots

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Fig parrot doing trick

Tribe Cyclopsittini

Diet

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