Geelvink Pygmy Parrot

Geelvink Pygmy Parrot
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Micropsitta
Species: M. geelvinkiana
Binomial name
Micropsitta geelvinkiana
(Schlegel, 1871)

The Geelvink Pygmy Parrot, Micropsitte De Geelvink, Perruche Pygmée De Schlegel, or Microloro De Geelvink (Micropsitta geelvinkiana) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. The name Geelvink comes from a Dutch ship and family called Geelvinck.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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