the Smallest Parrot?
By jasjon
@jasjon (252)
Philippines
December 7, 2006 8:32pm CST
The smallest parrot is Pygmy parrots of Papua and nearby islands. Genus Micropsitta. There's six different sorts - Yellow-capped, Buff-faced, Finsch's, Geelvink, Meek's, Red-breasted - all around 3" long (8cm). Thought to eat lichens and mosses but not much is known about their lifestyles.
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