Geelvink pygmy parrot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Micropsitta |
Species: | M. geelvinkiana
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Binomial name | |
Micropsitta geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1871)
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The Geelvink pygmy parrot (Micropsitta geelvinkiana) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae endemic to Biak and Numfoor islands in Western New Guinea. The name Geelvink comes from a Dutch ship and family called Geelvinck. It has two subspecies; the nominate occurs on Numfor, and M. g. misoriensis on Biak.
It has a brown head, blue crown, light blue ear covert, yellow breast, green body and blue tail. It has red eyes. The female has less brown than the male.[2]
It feeds on lichen, fungi, seeds, fruits, flowers, insects and their larvae.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.