Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot
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| Micropsitta pusio (Sclater, 1866) |
The Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta pusio) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Little-studied, it is the known mainly for being the world's smallest parrot, at 11.5 grams and 8 cm (3.2 in).
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- BirdLife International 2004. Micropsitta pusio. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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