Double-eyed fig parrot

Naming

There are eight described subspecies of the double-eyed fig parrot. The first five are restricted to New Guinea and associated islands; the last three are restricted to Australia.

⤷  "Cyclopsitta diophthalma diophthalma"
⤷  "Cyclopsitta diophthalma coccineifrons"
⤷  "Cyclopsitta diophthalma aruensis"
⤷  "Cyclopsitta diophthalma virago"
⤷  "Cyclopsitta diophthalma inseparabilis"
⤷  "Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli"
⤷  "Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana"
⤷  "Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni"

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.