Pygmy parrot 234961 223781713 2008-07-05T19:49:55Z Rabo3 4700880 removed photo - see discussion on wikiproject birds {{Taxobox | name = Pygmy parrots | image = | image_width = 250px | image_caption = | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Psittaciformes]] | familia = [[true parrots|Psittacidae]] | subfamilia = [[Psittacinae]] | tribus = '''Micropsittini''' | genus = '''''Micropsitta''''' (Pygmy Parrots) | genus_authority = [[Rene Primevere Lesson|Lesson]], [[1831]] | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] | subdivision = ''[[Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot|Micropsitta pusio]]''<br> ''[[Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot|Micropsitta keiensis]]''<br> ''[[Geelvink Pygmy Parrot|Micropsitta geelvinkiana]]''<br> ''[[Meek's Pygmy Parrot|Micropsitta meeki]]''<br> ''[[Finsch's Pygmy Parrot|Micropsitta finschii]]''<br> ''[[Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot|Micropsitta bruijnii]]''}} '''Pygmy parrots''' are the smallest members of the [[parrot]] [[family (biology)|family]]. There are six [[species]] of pygmy parrot; all in the genus '''''Micropsitta''''', which is the only genus in the '''Micropsittini''' tribe. Pygmy Parrots are native to the tropical forests of [[New Guinea]] and nearby islands. Pygmy parrots are tiny [[Aves|bird]]s: fast-moving, mostly green with bright highlights. A pygmy parrot spends a good deal of time climbing through foliage, using its large feet and beak, and stiffened tail [[feather]]s. At a little over 8 cm in length, the [[Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot]] is considerably smaller than a [[silvereye]] or a [[kinglet]]. ==Taxonomy== FAMILY '''PSITTACIDAE''' (true parrots - 2 or 3 subfamilies) *Subfamily '''Psittacinae''' (9 tribes) **Tribe '''Micropsittini''' (pygmy parrots) *** Genus '''''Micropsitta''''' (pygmy parrots) **** [[Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot]], ''Micropsitta pusio'' **** [[Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot]], ''Micropsitta keiensis'' **** [[Geelvink Pygmy Parrot]], ''Micropsitta geelvinkiana'' **** [[Meek's Pygmy Parrot]], ''Micropsitta meeki'' **** [[Finsch's Pygmy Parrot]], ''Micropsitta finschii'' <!-- Auk118:472 --> **** [[Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot]], ''Micropsitta bruijnii'' [[Category:Parrots]] [[Category:Psittacinae]] [[Category:Tribes of birds]] [[Category:Genera of birds]] {{parrot-stub}} [[fr:Micropsitta]] [[hu:Harkálypapagáj-formák]] [[ru:Дятловые попугайчики]]