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Geelvink Pygmy Parrot
Micropsitta geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1871)
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.
Micropsitta geelvinkiana, Papua, ID, 2022-12-28 (iNaturalist).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Geelvink pygmy parrot (Micropsitta geelvinkiana) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae endemic 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Geelvink pygmy parrot; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:24:34.180995+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Micropsitta geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1871)
- Name authority
- (Schlegel, 1871)
- Common name
- Geelvink 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 geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1871)
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 |
| Emerald Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta finschii (E. P. Ramsay, 1881) | 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 |
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=554851 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.
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:434X6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.