Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta pusio) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernOmnivore

ForestCavity nestTiny · 14 g

Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta pusio), photo 1 — Photo: ryanphillipswa · CC BY 4.0

Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta pusio), photo 3 — Photo: (c) ryanphillipswa, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Little-studied as an individual species, it is known mainly for being the world's smallest parrot, at 11.5 g (0.41 oz) and 8.6 cm (3.4 in). However, the average weight of six adults was surprisingly high at 14 g (0.49 oz), being slightly higher than two other pygmy parrots, the Geelvink and yellow-capped, both of which, nonetheless, have slightly longer total lengths. The male and female are similar in appearance; their plumage is mainly green with a yellowish tone on the underparts. The cheeks, face, and crown are buff (hence the common name).

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When to see the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

About the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot

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

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Easily confused with

Yellow-capped Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta keiensisAdults of both sexes are green, have a yellow crown and undertail coverts, blue central tail feathers and brown eyes.

Red-breasted Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta bruijniiThe red-breasted pygmy parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Finsch's Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta finschiiFinsch's pygmy parrot is characterized by a green head and neck (which is unique among species of the genus Micropsitta).

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