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Yellow-capped pygmy parrot

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Yellow-capped pygmy parrot
Female; illustration by Keulemans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Psittaciformes
Superfamily:
Psittacoidea
Family:
Psittaculidae
Subfamily:
Psittaculinae
Tribe:
Micropsittini
Genus:
Micropsitta
Species:
M. keiensis
Binomial name
Micropsitta keiensis
(Salvadori, 1875)

The yellow-capped pygmy parrot (Micropsitta keiensis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Like many parrots, this pygmy parrot is affectionate to its mate. It is currently unknown if they remain monogamous for life like many bigger parrots because of their isolated location, which is difficult to reach.

It has three subspecies, the nominate, M. k. chloroxantha and M. k. viridipectus.

Male; illustration by Keulemans

References

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