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Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Micropsitta

Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot

Micropsitta keiensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (ycppar1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Micropsitta

Subspecies (2)

Micropsitta keiensis chloroxantha

Bird's Head and Onin peninsulas of New Guinea, including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)
Micropsitta keiensis keiensis

Kai Islands, Aru Islands, and southern New Guinea

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (ycppar1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.