Pygmy parrot

Pygmy parrot
M. pusio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Psittaculinae
Genus: Micropsitta
Lesson, 1831
Species

Micropsitta pusio
Micropsitta keiensis
Micropsitta geelvinkiana
Micropsitta meeki
Micropsitta finschii
Micropsitta bruijnii

Pygmy parrots are the smallest members of the parrot order. The six species of pygmy parrots are all in the genus Micropsitta, which is the only genus in the Micropsittini tribe.[1]

Pygmy parrots are native to the forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. They are tiny birds, fast-moving, and mostly green with bright highlights. A pygmy parrot spends a good deal of time climbing through foliage, using its large feet and beak, and stiffened tail feathers. At a little over 8 cm (3.1 in) long, the buff-faced pygmy parrot is the smallest parrot species.

Pygmy parrots are also among the few species in the order (other examples include Pyrilia and Nannopsittaca species) that have never been successfully kept, let alone bred, in captivity. All attempts to do so have resulted in the quick deaths of the little birds. Stress and dietary deficiencies are probably to blame.[2] Pygmy parrots are among the few birds that feed on fungi and lichens, which play a major role in their diet.[3] Their precise dietary needs are poorly understood.[citation needed]

Description

Pygmy parrots are the smallest parrots and range is size from about 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in). They have long toes and long, curved claws. The shafts of their tail feathers are stiff and form projections at the end of the tail. The cere is prominent. The external appearance of the adult males and adult females differ to varying extents in different species. Juveniles are duller.[4]

Taxonomy

The genus was defined by French naturalist René-Primevère Lesson in 1831. The name Micropsitta is derived from the Greek mikros meaning small and psitta for parrot.[5]

The pygmy parrots consist of six species and several subspecies:[6]

Genus: Micropsitta Lesson 1831 (pygmy parrots)

Genus Micropsitta – Lesson, 1831 – six species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Red-breasted pygmy parrot

 Micropsitta bruijnii
(Salvadori, 1875)

Five subspecies
  • M. b. bruijnii (Salvadori 1875)
  • M. b. buruensis Arndt 1999
  • M. b. necopinata Hartert 1925
  • M. b. pileata Mayr 1940
  • M. b. rosea Mayr 1940
the Maluku Islands and Melanesia. Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Finsch's pygmy parrot Micropsitta finschii
(Ramsay, EP, 1881)

Five subspecies
  • M. f. aolae (Ogilvie-Grant 1888)
  • M. f. finschii (Ramsay, EP 1881)
  • M. f. nanina (Tristram 1891)
  • M. f. tristrami (Rothschild & Hartert 1902)
  • M. f. viridifrons (Rothschild & Hartert 1899)
Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Geelvink pygmy parrot] Micropsitta geelvinkiana
(Schlegel, 1871)

Two subspecies
  • M. g. geelvinkiana (Schlegel 1871)
  • M. g. misoriensis (Salvadori 1876)
Biak and Numfoor islands in Western New Guinea Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Yellow-capped pygmy parrot

 Micropsitta keiensis
(Salvadori, 1876)

Three subspecies
  • M. k. chloroxantha Oberholser 1917
  • M. k. keiensis (Salvadori 1876)
  • M. k. viridipectus (Rothschild 1911)
western New Guinea Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Meek's pygmy parrot Micropsitta meeki
Rothschild & Hartert, 1914

Two subspecies
 Papua New Guinea. Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Buff-faced pygmy parrot Micropsitta pusio
(Sclater, PL, 1866)

Four subspecies
  • M. p. beccarii (Salvadori 1876)
  • M. p. harterti Mayr 1940
  • M. p. pusio (Sclater, PL 1866)
  • M. p. stresemanni Hartert 1926
New Britain and New Guinea. Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



References

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  1. ^ Joseph L., Alicia Toon, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Timothy F. Wright, Richard Schodde, A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes) (PDF) Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, in Zootaxa, vol. 3205, 2012, pp. 26–40.
  2. ^ Arndt, T. (1997). Lexicon of Parrots. Arndt Verlag. ISBN 3-9805291-1-8
  3. ^ Juniper, T., & M. Parr (1998). A Guide to the Parrots of the World. Pica Press, East Sussex. ISBN 1-873403-40-2
  4. ^ Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. plates 24–25. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
  5. ^ Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott (1980). A Greek-English Lexicon (Abridged ed.). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
  6. ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.024)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-05-30.

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