Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma
There are three races of Double-eyed Fig Parrot in Australia: C. d. marshalli in the Cape York Peninsula; C. d. coxeni in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales and C. d. macleayana in north-east Queensland. All have different plumages particularly around the fасe. A further five races are to be found in Papua New Guinea and the islands. These photos are of C. d. macleayana.
Photos 1 and 2 are of a male; photo 3 is a pair and photos 4 and 5 are of a female. As their name suggests, their staple diet is the seeds of wіɩd figs but they also eаt other fruit and seeds as well as the occasional insect.
They are found in rainforest, woodlands and gardens where there are fig trees. They are quiet when feeding and so can be hard to locate but they do have some distinctive calls.Tiny rainforest-dwelling parrot. Male has red cheeks. Primarily green with varying levels of red and blue on the face depending on the subspecies.
Typically flies quickly overhead or feeds inconspicuously in rainforest canopies. From Little Lorikeet by pale underwings (Little Lorikeet has dark wings), and yellow line near the folded wing (lacking on Little Lorikeet). Its call, usually heard in flight, is a distinctive metallic ‘tzeet-tzeet’. Excavates hollows in softwood rainforest trees.