Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot

Micropsitta bruijnii

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittaculidae
Genus
Micropsitta
eBird Code
rbppar1

Subspecies (5)

  • Micropsitta bruijnii bruijnii

    mountains of New Guinea (Bird's Head Peninsula to Owen Stanley Range)

  • Micropsitta bruijnii buruensis

    Buru (central Moluccas)

  • Micropsitta bruijnii necopinata

    New Ireland and New Britain (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)

  • Micropsitta bruijnii pileata

    Seram (central Moluccas)

  • Micropsitta bruijnii rosea

    Bougainville, Kolombangara, and Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.