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Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Micropsitta

Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot

Micropsitta bruijnii

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (rbppar1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Micropsitta

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

AviList 2025 eBird (rbppar1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.