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| − | {{ | + | [[Image:Yellow-capped_Pygmy_Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rob+Hutchinson|Rob Hutchinson}}<br />Kai Kechil, Kai Islands, [[Indonesia]], September 2007]] |
;[[: Category:Micropsitta|Micropsitta]] keiensis | ;[[: Category:Micropsitta|Micropsitta]] keiensis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 9 cm | |
| + | *Green overall plumage | ||
| + | *Dusky yellow crown | ||
| + | *Yellowish upper face | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Indonesia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. | [[Indonesia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. k. keiensis'': | ||
| + | :*Kai Islands and Aru Islands | ||
| + | *''M. k. chloroxantha'': | ||
| + | :*[[West Papua|West Papuan]] islands, Vogelkop and Onin peninsulas | ||
| + | *''M. k. viridipectus'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[New Guinea]] (Mimika River to Fly River) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests | + | Moist lowland and hill forests, mangrove forests and coconut plantations. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes lichens, insects, fungi and mosses. | The diet includes lichens, insects, fungi and mosses. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Micropsitta+keiensis}} | {{GSearch|Micropsitta+keiensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Micropsitta]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Micropsitta]] | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 17 April 2015
- Micropsitta keiensis
Identification
9 cm
- Green overall plumage
- Dusky yellow crown
- Yellowish upper face
Distribution
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- M. k. keiensis:
- Kai Islands and Aru Islands
- M. k. chloroxantha:
- West Papuan islands, Vogelkop and Onin peninsulas
- M. k. viridipectus:
- Southern New Guinea (Mimika River to Fly River)
Habitat
Moist lowland and hill forests, mangrove forests and coconut plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes lichens, insects, fungi and mosses.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-capped_Pygmy_Parrot
