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Related publications: Micropsitta meekiSpecies Profile
Genus: Micropsitta | Species: meeki
Size:
10cm (4 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
two: M.m. meeki, M.m. proxima
Colour Adult:
M.m. meeki: Both adults mostly green in colour; dusky grey/brown spotted with yellow; superciliary line faint yellow; yellow neck and underparts; green thighs; yellow underwing coverts; centre tail feathers green/blue, the lateral feathers blue/black. Bill pink. Cere and eye ring pink. Eye yellow.
M.m. proxima: Both adults paler ear coverts and cheeks, more yellow/grey; frontal band connects with superciliary band, both yellow.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Calls are described as high-pitched and shrill, repeated rapidly over time.
Listen NowMore Information:
Avibase
Photo - Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
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Captive Status:
Not found in captivity.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Probably 3 eggs.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
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Related publications: Micropsitta meekiSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Common on Manus and Lou, Admiralty Islands.
Range:
M.m. meeki: Manus, Rambutyo and Lou, Admiralty Islands.
M.m. proxima: Mussau and Emirau, St. Matthias Islands.
Habitat:
Found up to 700m in forest, tall secondary growth and in trees around cultivated and village areas.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on lichen and fungi from tree trunks.
Ecology and Behaviour:
As in Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot (M. pusio): seen in pairs or groups of up to 30 individuals, moving in amongst the foliage and lianas (long rope-like branches), using their tails as props, like a woodpecker. They pause frequently, turning their heads to and fro, possibly to look for predators.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Probably 3 eggs.
Breeding Season:
Possibly year-round; one nest reported in arboreal termitarium.
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