Geelvink pygmy parrot
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Micropsitta |
| Species: | M. geelvinkiana
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| 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.
Description[]
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]
Diet[]
It feeds on lichen, fungi, seeds, fruits, flowers, insects and their larvae.
Habitat[]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Micropsitta geelvinkiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Geelvink pygmy parrot (Micropsitta geelvinkiana) | Parrot Encyclopedia
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- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Micropsitta
- Birds of the Schouten Islands
- Endemic fauna of the Biak–Numfoor rain forests
- Parrots of Asia
- Parrots of Oceania
- Biak
- Cenderawasih Bay
- Near threatened biota of Asia
- Near threatened biota of Oceania
- Birds described in 1871
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