Pygmy parrot
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{{Taxobox | name = Pygmy parrots
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| 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]]
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