Coxen's fig parrot

Coxen's fig parrot
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Cyclopsitta
Species:
C. diophthalma
Subspecies:
C. d. coxeni
Trinomial name
Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni
Gould, 1867[3]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopsitta coxeni
  • Opopsitta coxeni

Coxen's fig parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni), also known as the blue-browed, red-faced or southern fig parrot or lorilet, is one of the smallest and least known Australian parrots. It is a highly endangered subspecies of the double-eyed fig parrot. It was named by John Gould after his brother-in-law Charles Coxen.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Cyclopsitta coxeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22727593A211024208. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Gould, p.182.