Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta bruijnii) [XC741465]
by Andrew Spencer from Mananda ridge, upper Hegigio R basin, Hela Prov, Papua New Guinea (call)
Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta bruijnii) [XC87559]
by Bas van Balen from Baia River, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Subspecies
A distinct yellow-crowned form has been noted in Ok Tedi region of Papua New Guinea. Subspecies pileata known in museums from only three male skins, none of which shows great differences from the variation present in nominate subspecies.
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
pileata Mayr, 1940 - Buru and Seram, in southern Moluccas.
bruijnii (Salvadori, 1875) - Mountains of New Guinea from Vogelkop in west to Owen Stanley Range in east.
necopinata Hartert, 1925 - New Britain and New Ireland.
rosea Mayr, 1940 - Bougainville, Guadalcanal and Kolambangara, in Solomon Is.