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− | {{ | + | [[Image:Buff-faced_Pygmy_Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Probably a juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}} <br />Taja, [[Papua New Guinea]], September 2007]] |
− | ;Micropsitta pusio | + | ;[[: Category:Micropsitta|Micropsitta]] pusio |
− | + | ==Identification== | |
+ | World's smallest parrot<br /> | ||
+ | 8-10cm<br /> | ||
+ | *Buff forehead and sides of head | ||
+ | *Dark blue centre crown | ||
+ | *Yellow-brown underwing coverts | ||
+ | *Yellow undertail coverts | ||
+ | *Dark blue centre tail feathers | ||
+ | *Brown iris | ||
+ | *Grey bill | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Australasia]]: found in northern and south-eastern [[New Guinea]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | There are 4 subspecies: | ||
+ | *''M. p. beccarii'': | ||
+ | :*Northern [[New Guinea]], Manam, Karkar, Bagabag and Rook islands | ||
+ | *''M. p. pusio'': | ||
+ | :*South-eastern New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago | ||
+ | *''M. p. harterti'': | ||
+ | :*Fergusson Island (D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago) | ||
+ | *''M. p. stresemanni'': | ||
+ | :*Louisiade Archipelago (Misima and Tagula) | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Moist lowland forests. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | It feeds upside down. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #World Parrot Trust | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Micropsitta+pusio}} | {{GSearch|Micropsitta+pusio}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Micropsitta]] |
Latest revision as of 20:55, 12 February 2017
- Micropsitta pusio
Identification
World's smallest parrot
8-10cm
- Buff forehead and sides of head
- Dark blue centre crown
- Yellow-brown underwing coverts
- Yellow undertail coverts
- Dark blue centre tail feathers
- Brown iris
- Grey bill
Distribution
Australasia: found in northern and south-eastern New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 4 subspecies:
- M. p. beccarii:
- Northern New Guinea, Manam, Karkar, Bagabag and Rook islands
- M. p. pusio:
- South-eastern New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago
- M. p. harterti:
- Fergusson Island (D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago)
- M. p. stresemanni:
- Louisiade Archipelago (Misima and Tagula)
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
It feeds upside down.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- World Parrot Trust
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-faced_Pygmy_Parrot