Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta pusio)
French: Micropsitte à tête fauve
German: Braunstirn-Spechtpapagei
Spanish: Microloro Pusio
Taxonomy: Nasiterna pusio P. L. Sclater, 1866, Solomon Islands; error = Duke of York Island.
Forms a superspecies with M. keienis and M. geelvinkiana. All races very similar and validity has been questioned, as characters are not obvious and provenance of some material currently in doubt; species may be better considered monotypic. Four subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- beccarii (Salvadori, 1876) - N New Guinea from W Geelvink Bay to Kumusi R, and islands of Manam, Karkar, Bagabag and Rook.
- pusio (P. L. Sclater, 1866) - SE New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago.
- harterti Mayr, 1940 - Fergusson I (D'Entrecasteaux Is).
- stresemanni Hartert, 1926 - Misima I and Tagula I (Louisiade Archipelago).
- Least Concern
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A bird on a big trunk feeding on lichens. Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp beccarii)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2008 1 year ago 32 sec 3.8
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A perched bird. Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp beccarii)
mehdhalaouate 8 September 2007 5 weeks ago 3 -
A bird near the entrance of the nest. Taja, Jayapura Regency, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp beccarii)
mehdhalaouate 23 June 2008 5 weeks ago 2.3
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