Cyclopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Its four species are native to the Australian continent, primarily the island of New Guinea.
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii | New Guinea, the Bird's Head Peninsula and Salawati | ||
Cyclopsitta nigrifrons | northern New Guinea | ||
Cyclopsitta melanogenia | southern New Guinea and Aru Island | ||
Cyclopsitta diophthalma | Australia, New Guinea and nearby smaller islands | ||
The genus name Cyclopsitta is a combination of the Greek name of the mythical Cyclops (a race of one-eyed Sicilian giants, whose name is a combination of the Greek word kuklos, meaning "circle" and ōps, meaning "eye"), and the modern Latin psitta, meaning "parrot".