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Double-eyed Fig Parrot

A species of Lesser Fig-parrots
Scientific name : Cyclopsitta diophthalma Genus : Lesser Fig-parrots

Double-eyed Fig Parrot, A species of Lesser Fig-parrots
Botanical name: Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Genus: Lesser Fig-parrots
Double-eyed Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma) Photo By iandb , used under CC-BY-NC-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The double-eyed fig parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma), 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 (5 ⁄2 in), it is the smallest parrot in Australia. Most subspecies of the double-eyed fig parrot are sexually dimorphic, with males having more red (less silvery and blue) to the face than the females. It is predominantly green with a very short tail, a disproportionately large head and bill, and red and blue facial markings. Its name is derived from a blue spot on the lores, which in New Guinean birds is roughly the same size as the eyes. Although assessed as of Least Concern by the IUCN, certain subspecies are under threat. Coxen's fig parrot (C. d. coxeni) is of one Australia's rarest and least known birds, having been recorded on fewer than 200 occasions since being described by Gould in 1866. It is classified as Endangered in Queensland (Nature Conservation Act 1992), New South Wales (New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995), and also nationally in Australia (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) as it has declined due, at least in part, to the clearing of lowland subtropical rainforest over its range.
Size
16 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Double-eyed Fig Parrot mainly eats figs, preferring seeds over pulp, and also consumes fruits, nectar, bark, fungi, and insects. They forage at all vegetation levels, often with other fruit-eating birds.
Habitat
The double-eyed Fig Parrot primarily inhabits various forested environments, including lowland and montane forests, forest edges, and riverine woodlands. It is also common in secondary growth, areas partly cleared but still holding tree clumps, and in mangrove ecosystems. These birds are known to adapt to human-altered landscapes, often seen in parks, gardens, and cultivated areas with scattered trees. Broadly, they favor regions with dense foliage, often associated with Ficus trees, within tropical and subtropical zones.
Dite type
Frugivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type
Fruit

Behavior

The double-eyed fig parrot generally forages for figs, berries, seeds, nectar, and the grubs of wood-boring insects. This foraging is done in pairs or in a flock of only a few individuals. It tends to fly in a quick and direct manner. It produces a short and shrill call. Unlike many other parrots which generally use existing holes in trees for nests, double-eyed fig parrots excavate their own nest cavities, usually in a rotten tree. Double-eyed fig parrots utter high-pitched, clipped, two or three note zzzt-zzzt or zeet-zeet calls, unlike the rolling or trilling screeches typical of lorikeets. These calls are mostly made in flight, but sometimes when perched. When engrossed in feeding, it may also make a variety of softer, chattering noises. Eight subspecies of the double-eyed fig parrot are described. Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni, C. d. macleayana, and C. d. marshalli are restricted to Australia, and the other five are restricted to New Guinea and associated islands.
Double-eyed Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma) Double-eyed Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma) Photo By iandb , used under CC-BY-NC-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

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