Fig parrot

Fig parrot
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Edwards's fig parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Superfamily:	Psittacoidea
Family:	Psittaculidae
Subfamily:	Loriinae
Tribe:	Cyclopsittini
Genera
Cyclopsitta Psittaculirostris

Fig parrots is a small tribe (Cyclopsittini) with two small genera of parrots (Cyclopsitta and Psittaculirostris) of the Psittaculidae family 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.

Tribe Cyclopsittini

• 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.

See also

• Blue-fronted fig parrot