NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Emerald Pygmy Parrot
Micropsitta finschii (E. P. Ramsay, 1881)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Finsch's pygmy parrot (Micropsitta finschii), also known as the emerald pygmy parrot and green pygmy parrot, is a member of parrot family Psittaculidae inhabiting tropical rainforest regions of islands in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Bismarck Archipelago.
The common name and scientific name commemorate the German ethnographer, naturalist, and colonial explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch .
Wikipedia contributors, Finsch's pygmy parrot; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:48:38.927673+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Micropsitta finschii (E. P. Ramsay, 1881)
- Name authority
- (E. P. Ramsay, 1881)
- Common name
- Emerald Pygmy Parrot
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Micropsitta
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusMicropsitta R. Lesson, 1831
- speciesMicropsitta finschii (E. P. Ramsay, 1881)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Micropsitta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-breasted Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta bruijnii (Salvadori, 1875) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Geelvink Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1871) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-capped Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta keiensis (Salvadori, 1876) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Citrine Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta meeki Rothschild & Hartert, 1914 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-faced Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta pusio (P. L. Sclater, 1866) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nasiterna finschii E. P. Ramsay, 1881 E. P. Ramsay, 1881 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554853 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:434X5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.