Finsch's Pygmy Parrot
Micropsitta finschii(Ramsay, EP, 1881)
English (US) Finsch's Pygmy Parrot
The Finsch's Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta finschii) 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 finschii
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Finsch's Pygmy Parrot
- Described by
- (Ramsay, EP, 1881)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Micropsitta finschii viridifrons
- Micropsitta finschii nanina
- Micropsitta finschii tristrami
- Micropsitta finschii aolae
- Micropsitta finschii finschii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nasiterna Finschii
- Described by
- (Ramsay, EP, 1881)
- Type locality
- San Crist6bal, Solomon Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6 p.180
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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