Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot

Red-breasted Pygmy ParrotThe Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot is a small parrot ranging from eastern Indonesia through New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. The male of the nominate subspecies is mainly green, with red-orange and blue on the head.What does it look like?The male of the nominate subspecies is mainly green, with reddish-brown and orange on the crown and blue on the nape. The female is mostly green and lacks the red areas.How does it live?The Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot is a small parrot ranging from eastern Indonesia through New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. The male of the nominate subspecies is mainly green, with red-orange and blue on the head.A World Parrot Trust article reports tree cavities as nest sites for mountain populations and termite mounds for lowland forest populations.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.