Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot
Micropsitta pusio(Sclater, PL, 1866)
English (US) Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot
The Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta pusio) 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 pusio
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1866)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Micropsitta pusio beccarii
- Micropsitta pusio pusio
- Micropsitta pusio harterti
- Micropsitta pusio stresemanni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nasiterna pusio
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1866)
- Type locality
- Solomon Islands, error = Duke of York Island.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865, pt.3 p.620 pl.35
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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