Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta pusio)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
8 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1866)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, moist savanna, rural gardens, plantations. From sea-level - 400 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Weak tinkling notes while feeding in a flack. An incessant 'ssii ssii' uttered in flight.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (pusio) [XC376070]
by Phil Gregory from Tagula Island., Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta pusio) [XC620529]
by id from Sudest Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Yellow-capped Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta keiensis) and Geelvink Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta geelvinkiana). All subspecies very similar and validity has been questioned, as characters are not obvious and provenance of some material currently in doubt.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

beccarii (Salvadori, 1876) - Northern New Guinea from western Geelvink Bay to Kumusi R, and islands of Manam, Karkar, Bagabag and Rook.
pusio (Sclater, 1866) - South-eastern New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago.
harterti Mayr, 1940 - Fergusson I (D'Entrecasteaux Is).
stresemanni Hartert, 1926 - Misima I and Tagula I (Louisiade Archipelago).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta pusio) - 10 files

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