Parrots (Psittacidae)
Yellow-capped Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta keiensis) - HBW 4, p. 365
French: Micropsitte pygmée
German: Gelbkappen-Spechtpapagei
Spanish: Microloro de las Kai
Taxonomy: Nasiterna keiensis Salvadori, 1875, Kai Islands.
Forms a superspecies with M. geelvinkiana and M. pusio. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- keiensis (Salvadori, 1875) - Kai Is and Aru Is.
- chloroxantha Oberholser, 1917 - W Papuan Is, Vogelkop and Onin Peninsula, W Irian Jaya.
- viridipectus (Rothschild, 1911) - S New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
-
one descending a trunk head first with splayed legs, remarkable behavior, appeared to be eating something on the tree (lichen ma Locality Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp chloroxantha)
Martin Kennewell 9 September 2004 1 year ago 1 min 3 sec 3
-
Perched bird.
Locality Sorong, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp chloroxantha)
mehdhalaouate 26 September 2009 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
Email this page