Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta pusio)
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Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot

Micropsitta pusio (Sclater, PL, 1866)

14 gWeight

The buff-faced pygmy parrot (Micropsitta pusio) is a very small green parrot found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest in New Britain and New Guinea.

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot has been recorded at 12 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea159 records
  2. NimbokrangIndonesia89 records
  3. Garu WMAPapua New Guinea81 records
More places
  1. Alex Waisimon's PropertyIndonesia59 records
  2. Walindi Dive ResortPapua New Guinea53 records
  3. Nimbokrang – Jalan Korea swamp forestIndonesia37 records
  4. Nimbokrang – KM 8Indonesia24 records
  5. Kulu RiverPapua New Guinea21 records
  6. Brown River/Vanapa River lowlandsPapua New Guinea8 records
  7. Pacific Adventist UniversityPapua New Guinea2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New GuineaIndonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The buff-faced pygmy parrot (Micropsitta pusio) is a very small green parrot found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest in New Britain and New Guinea.

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Questions

How big is the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot?

The Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: northern, southeastern New Guinea and eastern Bismarck Archipelago. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July and August (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot as Least Concern.

What does the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot eat?

Main food: Land plants.

What family is the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot in?

It belongs to the family Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).

At a glance

Weight
14 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Land plants
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
61 mm
Tail
26 mm
Bill
10 mm
Tarsus
9 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: northern, southeastern New Guinea and eastern Bismarck Archipelago

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Parrot Psittaciformes
Family
Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
Genus
Micropsitta

Other birds in the genus Micropsitta

Yellow-capped Pygmy ParrotYellow-capped Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta keiensisGeelvink Pygmy ParrotGeelvink Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta geelvinkianaMeek's Pygmy ParrotMeek's Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta meekiFinsch's Pygmy ParrotFinsch's Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta finschiiRed-breasted Pygmy ParrotRed-breasted Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta bruijniiPesquet's ParrotPesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidusGreater Vasa ParrotGreater Vasa ParrotCoracopsis vasaSeychelles Black ParrotSeychelles Black ParrotCoracopsis barklyiComoro Black ParrotComoro Black ParrotCoracopsis sibilansLesser Vasa ParrotLesser Vasa ParrotCoracopsis nigra
Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot

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