Double-eyed, Blue-faced or Coxin's Fig Parrots
The Double-eyed Fig Parrot, Cyclopsitta diophthalma, is also known as the Blue-faced Fig Parrot, Red-Faced Fig Parrot, Dwarf Fig Parrot, the Two-eyed Fig Parrot, and the Coxen's Fig Parrot.
Double-eyed Fig-Parrots are small, dumpy, green parrots with very short tails. The wings are blue-edged and appear to be set well back in flight. At rest there are two obvious red spots on the back. The head has distinctive red and blue markings with a prominent blue forehead in the adults. They can distinguished from small lorikeets by their short tail and lack of underwing color.
Distribution:
The Double-eyed Fig Parrot inhabits primarily the island of New Guinea, but is also found in isolated spots along the Australian coast.
An average individual is about 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) in length. As with many birds, the plumage of either sex differs, with the male of the species possessing bright plumage and the female possessing more dull of a display.
Behavior:
The Double-eyed Fig Parrot generally forages for figs, berries, seeds, nectar, and the grubs of wood-boring insects in pairs or in a flock of only a few individuals. It tends to fly in a fast and direct manner. It produces a short and shrill call. Their nesting behavior consists of boring a hole into a rotten tree for which to have a suitable place to nest.
(Adapted from Sources: Copyright Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) ... Wikipedia.org)Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots ... Coxen Fig Parrot ... Double-eyed Fig Parrot ... Endangered Species - Coxen's Fig Parrot ... Double-eyed Fig Parrot (Chamber Wildlife Rainforest Lodge) ... BirdsAustralia.com ... Wildlife-Australia.com ... Parrot Society ... Chambers Wildlife ... Museum Explorer ... Mangoverde.com ... Daintree Rainforest Wildlife
Genus: Scientific: Cyclopsitta ... English: Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Bontkopdwergpapegaaien ... German: Buntkopfzwergpapageien ... French: Lorillet 
Species: Scientific: Cyclopsitta diophthalma diophthalma aka Opopsitta diophthalma diophthalma ... English: Double-eyed Fig-Parrot, Two-eyed Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Dubbeloogvijgpapegaai, Maskerdwergpapegaai ... German: Maskenzwergpapagei ... French: Lorillet à double oeil Sub-Species: diophthalma, festetichi, aruensis, virago, inseparabilis, marshalli, macleayana, coxeni CITES I - Protected Species Distribution: West Irian, Western Papua, Western New Guinea
Coxens Double-eye Fig Parrot: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 5 - click on link to view photo.) Genus: Scientific: Cyclopsitta ... English: Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Bontkopdwergpapegaaien ... German: Buntkopfzwergpapageien ... French: Lorillet Species: Scientific: Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni aka Opopsitta diophthalma coxeni ... English: Coxen's Double-eyed Fig-Parrot ... Dutch: Coxens Dubbeloogvijgpapegaai, Roodwangdwergpapegaai ... German: Blauwangen Maskenzwergpapagei ... French: Lorillet à double oeil de Coxen CITES I - Protected Species Distribution: Coastral Regions Southern Queensland, Northern New South Wales
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