Double-eyed Fig-parrot

Cyclopsitta diophthalma

The Double-eyed Fig-parrot is Australia's smallest parrot and can be identified by a red forehead and a red or yellow patch on the cheek depending whether the parrot is male or female (respectively.) The Double-eyed Fig-parrot (also known as the Lorilet) features a green-yellow plumage and normally grow to 13-15 cm. Double-eyed Fig-parrots nest in dead tree trunks and have been declared rare in the Wet Tropics region.

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