Geelvink Pygmy Parrot
Micropsitta geelvinkiana(Schlegel, H, 1871)
English (US) Geelvink Pygmy Parrot
The Geelvink Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta geelvinkiana) 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 geelvinkiana
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Geelvink Pygmy Parrot
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Micropsitta geelvinkiana geelvinkiana
- Micropsitta geelvinkiana misoriensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nasiterna pygmaea Geelvinkiana
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1871)
- Type locality
- Mafor and Misori, restricted to the former by Hartert and RothschUd, Nov. Zool., 8, 1901, p. 80.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4 p.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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