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  • Synonyms Buff-faced Pygmy-Parrot, Buff faced Pygmy Parrot
  • Old latin name for bird Nasiterna pusio

Buff-faced Pygmy Parrotbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
  • 3.
    Call, life stage uncertain, sex uncertain, © William Goulding
    Papua New Guinea
  • 4.
    Call, © Mike Catsis
    Papua New Guinea
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion n, se New Guinea and e Bismarck Arch.

Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Micropsitta pusio beccariin, ne New Guinea and is. between New Guinea and New Britain (sw Bismarck Arch.)-No
Micropsitta pusio hartertiFergusson (D'Entrecasteaux Arch., e of se New Guinea)-No
Micropsitta pusio pusiose New Guinea, New Britain and satellites (se Bismarck Arch.)-No
Micropsitta pusio stresemanniMisima and Tagula (w, c Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanlloro pigmeu cara-carbassa
Chinese棕脸侏鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional)棕臉侏鸚鵡
Croatianmodrokapa papigica
Czechpapoušínek okrovolící, Papoušínek žlutolící
DanishDværgspættepapegøje
DutchSclater-spechtpapegaai, Sclaters Spechtpapegaai
Estoniansinikiird-kääbuspapagoi
Finnishkeltapääkaijanen, Ruskopääkaijanen
FrenchMicropsitte à tête fauve
GermanBraunstirn-Spechtpapagei
HungarianSclater-harkálypapagáj
IcelandicSpætupáfi
IndonesianNuri-kate pusio, Nurikate Pusio
ItalianPappagallo nano facciafulva, Pappagallo pigmeo facciacamoscio
Japaneseアオボウシケラインコ
Lithuaniansaliamoninė nykštukinė papūga
NorwegianLiten spettepapegøye, rustfjesknøttpapitt, Dvergspettepapegøye
Norwegian NynorskDvergspettepapegøye
Polishkarłówka płowolica, karlówka plowolica
Portuguesepapagaio-pigmeu-de-faces-fulvas, Papagaio-pigmeu
Russianдятловый попугай Склеттера, попугай Склэтера, Буланолицый Карликовый Попугай, Дятловый попугайчик Склетера, попугай Склеттера, дятловый попугай Склэтера, Буроголовый карликовый попугайчик, Дятловый попугайчик Склэтера, Малый карликовый попугай
SerbianSklaterov mikropsita papagaj
Slovakpapagájcik hnedohlavý, papagájčik hnedohlavý
SpanishMicroloro de Cabeza Azul, Microloro pusio
SwedishDvärghackspettspapegoja, dvärgspettpapegoja
TurkishTuruncu Yüzlü Cüce Papağan
Ukrainianпапужка-пігмей вохристощокий