Finsch's Pygmy Parrot - BirdForum Opus

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Micropsitta finschii

Distribution

Australasia: found on islands around Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Solomon Islands and New Georgia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• M. f. viridifrons:

• Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover, New Ireland and Lihir Group)

• M. f. nanina:

• Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Choiseul and Santa Isabel)

• M. f. tristrami:

• Vella Lavella, Kulambangra, Rendova and adj. Solomon Islands

• M. f. aolae:

• East-central Solomon Islands (Russel Is., Guadalcanal and Malaita)

• M. f. finschii:

• South-eastern Solomon Islands (Ugi, San Cristóbal and Rennell)

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Finsch's Pygmy Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Finsch%27s_Pygmy_Parrot

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