Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot
Micropsitta bruijnii(Salvadori, AT, 1875)
English (US) Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot
The Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta bruijnii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Micropsitta bruijnii
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1875)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Micropsitta bruijnii buruensis
- Micropsitta bruijnii pileata
- Micropsitta bruijnii bruijnii
- Micropsitta bruijnii necopinata
- Micropsitta bruijnii rosea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nasiterna bruijnii
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1875)
- Type locality
- Mount Arfak.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7 p.715,note p.753,907 pl.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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