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Species
Micropsitta keiensis Salvadori, 1876
Nomenclature
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Family: PsittacidaeGenus: Micropsitta
Species:
Micropsitta keiensis Salvadori, 1876
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot
Media
SUMMARY
Adult: M.k. keiensis: both adults mainly green; yellow crown, becoming dusky on forehead; brown face, changing to green on lower cheeks; yellow undertail coverts; blue central tail feathers; green/black lateral tail feathers. Bill grey. Eye brown. M.k. viridipectus: darker in general than keiensis; brown crown tinted with yellow. M.k. chloroxantha: male- orange/red centre of breast and abdomen, the remaining underparts yellow/green. Female- underparts all yellow/green; green/yellow crown. Colourization Juvenile: M.k. keiensis: in general duller in colour. Bill yellow tipped with grey/brown. M.k. viridipectus: as in adults. M.k. chloroxantha: as in adult female. Call: Calls are high-pitched and squeaky notes repeated at short spans.