Parrots (Psittacidae)
Geelvink Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta geelvinkiana) - HBW 4, p. 365
French: Micropsitte de Geelvink
German: Geelvinkspechtpapagei
Spanish: Microloro de Geelvink
Taxonomy: Nasiterna pygmaea Geelvinkiana Schlegel, 1873, Mafor.
Forms a superspecies with M. keienis and M. pusio. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1873) - Numfor I, Geelvink Bay.
- misoriensis (Salvadori, 1875) - Biak I, Geelvink Bay.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird climbing on a tree-trunk.
Locality Numfor, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp geelvinkiana)
mehdhalaouate 17 December 2004 2 years ago 3.8 -
A juvenile bird on the termite mount (nest).
Locality Numfor, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp geelvinkiana)
mehdhalaouate 27 December 2004 2 years ago 3.7
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