Geelvink Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta geelvinkiana)
About the Geelvink Pygmy Parrot
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. 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. It feeds on lichen, fungi, seeds, fruits, flowers, insects and their larvae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.