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Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta pusio)
Also Known As: Blue-crowned Pygmy Parrot, Little Pygmy Parrot
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Did You Know?
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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Not AvailableStatus in the Wild
World Population:Above 100,000
Range:
M.p. pusio: Bismarck Archipelago, east to Duke of York Island, and SE New Guinea, west in north to Astrolabe Bay and in south to Purari River and Lake Kutubu, C Papua New Guinea.
M.p. beccarii: N New Guinea, from west coast of Geelvink Bay, Irian Jaya, east to Astrolabe Bay.
M.p. harterti: Fergusson Island, in D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, E Papua New Guinea.
M.p. stresemanni: Misima and Tagula Islands, in Louisiade Archipelago, E Papua New Guinea.
Habitat:
Found up to 900m (2952 ft) in lowland forest, hill forest, gallery forest and secondary growth areas. Also found locally in heavy savanna and coconut groves.
Threat Summary:
None at present.
IUCN Rating:
Least concern
Wild Diet:
Feeds on lichen and fungi from bark, seeds, fruit and insects.
CITES Rating:
Appendix II
Ecology:
Are seen in pairs or groups of up to 30 individuals, moving quickly up and down from lower to middle storeys of the canopy. Excavates nesting holes in active arboreal termitaria (termite "mounds" found in trees). Roosts communally.
Clutch and Egg Size:
3 rounded eggs, 16.5 x 13.5mm (0.6 x 0.5 in)
Breeding Season:
Has been recorded almost year round.
Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00002.x#search=%22Buff-faced%20Pygmy%20Parrot%20project%22
http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/up/muller-ngb/1of2.rtf
More Info Sites:
http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/buff-faced.pygmy-parrot.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff-faced_Pygmy-parrot
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