Home > All About Parrots > Parrot Encyclopedia > Buff Faced Pygmy Parrot

|

Species Profile

Genus:
Micropsitta

Species:
pusio

Size:	Adult Weight:
8.4cm (3.2 in)	10-15g (0.35-0.5 oz)

Races including nominate:
four: M.p. pusio, M.p. beccarii, M.p. harterti, M.p. stresemanni

Colourization Adult:
M.p. pusio: both adults forehead and sides of head buff/brown, paler in female; centre of crown and occiput dark blue, less noticeable in female; underwing coverts yellow/brown; undertail coverts yellow; centre tail feathers dark blue, the feathers on the side blue/black. Bill grey. Eye brown. M.p. beccarii: both adults in general darker in colour; forehead and sides of head darker brown. M.p. harterti: both adults less yellow on underparts; blue suffusion on throat; head markings duller. M.p. stresemanni: both adults as in harteri, but more yellow underparts; slightly larger in size.

Colourization Juvenile:
M.p. pusio: as in adults but crown and occiput green; brown on sides of head duller. Bill pale yellow tipped with grey/brown. M.p. beccarii: as in adults. M.p. harterti: as in adults. M.p. stresemanni: as in adults.

Call: While in flight a continuous ssii...ssii or high-pitched tseet-tseet. Alarm call a repetitious note szeeei...szeeei. Silent while feeding, with occasional contact calls to others.

Listen now

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results