Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot
Micropsitta keiensis(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot
The Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta keiensis) 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 keiensis
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Micropsitta keiensis keiensis
- Micropsitta keiensis chloroxantha
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nasiterna keiensis
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Kei Islands.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.984
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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