Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The generic name Cyclopsitta is from the mythical Cyclops and the Modern Latin psitta, meaning parrot.

The specific epithet gulielmitertii is in honour of William III, King of the Netherlands, and is derived from the Medieval Latin Guilelmus, meaning William, and Latin tertius, meaning third.

[3] It inhabits lowland forest on New Guinea, the Bird's Head Peninsula and Salawati.

[3] The blue-fronted fig parrot typically stays in small flocks of 6-10 individuals.