Finsch's Pygmy Parrot - BirdForum Opus

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Photo © by Mark Harper
Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 2 April 2024

Micropsitta finschii

Distribution

Australasia: found on islands around Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Solomon Islands and New Georgia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• M. f. viridifrons:

• Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover, New Ireland and Lihir Group)

• M. f. nanina:

• Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Choiseul and Santa Isabel)

• M. f. tristrami:

• Vella Lavella, Kulambangra, Rendova and adj. Solomon Islands

• M. f. aolae:

• East-central Solomon Islands (Russel Is., Guadalcanal and Malaita)

• M. f. finschii:

• South-eastern Solomon Islands (Ugi, San Cristóbal and Rennell)

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Finsch's Pygmy Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Finsch%27s_Pygmy_Parrot

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