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Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Micropsitta

Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot

Micropsitta pusio

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bfppar1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Micropsitta

Subspecies (4)

Micropsitta pusio beccarii

northern New Guinea, including Manam, Karkar, Bagabag, and Rook islands
Micropsitta pusio harterti

Fergusson, in D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
Micropsitta pusio pusio

southeastern New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago
Micropsitta pusio stresemanni

Misima and Tagula (Louisiade Archipelago, off southeastern New Guinea)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bfppar1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.