Micropsitta

Belongs within: Psittaculidae.

Micropsitta, pygmy parrots, is a genus of tiny parrots with relatively huge bills and strong tail quills, found in New Guinea and neighbouring islands (Rutgers & Norris 1972).

<==Micropsitta Lesson 1831 [incl. Nasiterna Wagler 1832; Micropsittacidae, Micropsittinae, Micropsittini, Nasiterninae]B94
    |  i. s.: M. geelvinkianaJT12
    |           |--M. g. geelvinkianaRN72
    |           `--M. g. misoriensisRN72
    |         M. meekiJT12
    |           |--M. m. meekiRN72
    |           `--M. m. proximaRN72
    |--M. finschiiBKB15
    |    |--M. f. finschiiRN72
    |    |--M. f. naninaRN72
    |    |--M. f. saolaeRN72
    |    |--M. f. tristramiRN72
    |    `--M. f. viridifronsRN72
    `--+--M. bruijniiBKB15
       |    |--M. b. bruijniiRN72
       |    `--M. b. necopinataRN72
       `--+--M. keiensisBKB15
          |    |--M. k. keiensisRN72
          |    |--M. k. chloroxanthaRN72
          |    `--M. k. viridipectusRN72
          `--M. pusioBKB15
               |--M. p. pusio [incl. M. p. pusilla (Ramsay 1877)]RN72
               |--M. p. beccariiRN72
               |--M. p. salvadoriiRN72
               `--M. p. stresemanniRN72

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[B94] Bock, W. J. 1994. History and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 222: 1–281.

[BKB15] Burleigh, J. G., R. T. Kimball & E. L. Braun. 2015. Building the avian tree of life using a large-scale, sparse supermatrix. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 53–63.

[JT12] Jetz, W., G. H. Thomas, J. B. Joy, K. Hartmann & A. Ø. Mooers. 2012. The global diversity of birds in space and time. Nature 491: 444–448.

[RN72] Rutgers, A., & K. A. Norris (eds.) 1972. Encyclopaedia of Aviculture vol. 2. Blandford Press: London.