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Species Profile

Genus:
Micropsitta

Species:
geelvinkiana

Size:	Adult Weight:
9cm (3.5 in)	13-17g (0.45-0.6 oz)

Races including nominate:
two: M.g. geelvinkiana, M.g. misoriensis

Colourization Adult: M.g. geelvinkiana: male-green underwing coverts; deep grey/brown forehead, lores to cheeks and ear coverts, the cheek feathers margined with dark blue; deep purple/blue crown to eyes, bordered on occiput by varying yellow patch; blue throat to sides of foreneck; orange/yellow centre of breast and abdomen; blue central tail feathers, with green/black lateral feathers. Bill grey. Eye brown/red. Female-paler grey/brown face and forecheeks, with green hindcheeks and ear coverts; yellow patch on occiput absent; green/yellow underparts. M.g. misoriensis: male-dark grey/brown head, with blue line bordering on hindneck; yellow mark on nape. Female-as in male, but yellow on nape absent; crown feathers faintly margined with blue.

Colourization Juvenile: M.g. geelvinkiana: as in adult female but with pale yellow bill tipped with grey/brown.

Call: Calls made in flight are rapid, repeated notes; some notes are drawn out.

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