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The parrot subfamily Psittaculinae consists of three tribes: the Polytelini with three genera, the Psittaculini or Asian psittacines, and the pygmy parrots of the Micropsittini tribe.

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The parrot subfamily Psittaculinae consists of three tribes: the Polytelini with three genera, the Psittaculini or Asian psittacines, and the pygmy parrots of the Micropsittini tribe.

== Genera == Tribe Micropsittini: Genus Micropsitta Buff-faced pygmy parrot, Micropsitta pusio Yellow-capped pygmy parrot, Micropsitta keiensis Geelvink pygmy parrot, Micropsitta geelvinkiana Meek's pygmy parrot, Micropsitta meeki Finsch's pygmy parrot, Micropsitta finschii Red-breasted pygmy parrot, Micropsitta bruijnii

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Psittaculinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.