The Geelvink pygmy parrot (Micropsitta geelvinkiana) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidaeendemic to Biak and Numfoor islands in Western New Guinea. The name Geelvink comes from a Dutch ship and family called Geelvinck. It has two subspecies; the nominate occurs on Numfor, and M. g. misoriensis on Biak.
Description
It has a brown head, blue crown, light blue ear covert, yellow breast, green body and blue tail. It has red eyes. The female has less brown than the male.[2]
Diet
It feeds on lichen, fungi, seeds, fruits, flowers, insects and their larvae.
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