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Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot  (Micropsitta pusio)

Also Known As: Blue-crowned Pygmy Parrot, Little Pygmy Parrot
 
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Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot perched

Credit: (c) Mehd Halaouate | http://www.indonesien.nu/indonesieneng
 
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The Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot feeds while gripping upside down on the sides of tree trunks, tail braced as a prop. They pause while feeding, turning their heads right around like an owl, possibly to check for predators.

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