![Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta pusio), pair nesting in arboreal termite mound | Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea) | Chien C Lee Wildlife Photography Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta pusio), pair nesting in arboreal termite mound | Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea) | Chien C Lee Wildlife Photography](https://photos.chienclee.com/img-get/I0000TiyNmdMKr2I/s/1200/I0000TiyNmdMKr2I.jpg)
Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot (Micropsitta pusio), pair nesting in arboreal termite mound | Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea) | Chien C Lee Wildlife Photography
![Buff-faced Pygmy Parrots (only 3.5 inches long and weighing less than half an ounce) are unusual among birds for eating mainly lichen and fungus : r/Awwducational Buff-faced Pygmy Parrots (only 3.5 inches long and weighing less than half an ounce) are unusual among birds for eating mainly lichen and fungus : r/Awwducational](https://external-preview.redd.it/Do11pE3P1UP6tnO_05Y_cMkMQYtjKAfWGUzLJLRs9VM.jpg?auto=webp&s=479ee3c264f225035c7cb0a5537cd0e4a1c4c700)
Buff-faced Pygmy Parrots (only 3.5 inches long and weighing less than half an ounce) are unusual among birds for eating mainly lichen and fungus : r/Awwducational
Jack Ashby on Twitter: "There is a parrot in our storeroom at @ZoologyMuseum that is shorter than my finger: the buff-faced pygmy parrot from #NewGuinea is the smallest #parrot in the world.
![Buff-faced Pygmy-Parrot (Micropsitta pusio) is the smallest parrot in the world. Nimbokrong, Papua, Indonesia Stock Photo - Alamy Buff-faced Pygmy-Parrot (Micropsitta pusio) is the smallest parrot in the world. Nimbokrong, Papua, Indonesia Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R0K89E/buff-faced-pygmy-parrot-micropsitta-pusio-is-the-smallest-parrot-in-the-world-nimbokrong-papua-indonesia-R0K89E.jpg)