List of parrots (family)
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This is a species list of true parrots
(Psittacidae) sorted taxonomically. The two other families of the Psittaciformes order are Strigopidae (a small family of five species, all from New Zealand
and nearby islands) and Cacatuidae (Cockatoos). A list of the three families combined also exists. For further details, see the main article
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Tribe Psittaculini
Incertae sedis
Tribe Psittacini
Tribe Arini
True parrots
The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family, one of the two "traditional" families in the biological order Psittaciformes . The other family is the Cacatuidae which are also parrots, but not classified as true parrots...
(Psittacidae) sorted taxonomically. The two other families of the Psittaciformes order are Strigopidae (a small family of five species, all from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and nearby islands) and Cacatuidae (Cockatoos). A list of the three families combined also exists. For further details, see the main article
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
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Subfamily Loriinae
- Genus ChalcopsittaChalcopsittaChalcopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittacidae and the subfamily Loriinae. All four species are found on the islands of and around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands...
- Black LoryBlack LoryThe Black Lory, Chalcopsitta atra also known as Rajah Lory or Red-quilled Lory is a medium-sized, blackish parrot with black bill, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. Both sexes are similar....
, Chalcopsitta atra - Brown LoryBrown LoryThe Brown Lory , also called Duyvenbode's Lory, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
, Chalcopsitta duivenbodei - Yellow-streaked LoryYellow-streaked LoryThe Yellowish-streaked Lory , also known as the Streaked Lory or Yellow-streaked Lory, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea...
, Chalcopsitta sintillata - Cardinal LoryCardinal LoryThe Cardinal Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The Cardinal Lory lives mainly in the mangrove and the lowland forests of the Solomon Islands and east Papua New Guinea....
, Chalcopsitta cardinalis
- Black Lory
- Genus EosEos (genus)Eos is a genus of parrots belonging to the Lories and lorikeets. There are six species which are all endemic to islands of eastern Indonesia, most within very restricted ranges. They have predominantly red plumage with blue, purple or black markings. Males and females are similar in...
- Red-and-blue LoryRed-and-blue LoryThe Red-and-blue lory, Eos histrio is an arboreal parrot endemic to Indonesia. It is classed as endangered, as it is hunted for the pet trade and has lost much of its habitat due to habitat destruction. The Red-and-blue Lory is now confined to the Talaud Islands off northern Sulawesi, Indonesia...
, Eos histrio - Violet-necked LoryViolet-necked LoryThe Violet-necked Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests.-Taxonomy:...
, Eos squamata - Red LoryRed LoryThe Red Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Moluccas and surrounding islands in Indonesia.Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests....
, Eos bornea - Blue-streaked LoryBlue-streaked LoryThe Blue-streaked Lory is also known as the Blue-necked Lory. It a medium size parrot , primarily red with blue streaks from eye through ear coverts, brown-black tail, and black variegation on wing coverts....
, Eos reticulata - Black-winged LoryBlack-winged LoryThe Black-winged Lory, Eos cyanogenia also known as Biak Red Lory is a medium-sized, up to long, long-tailed lory. It has a bright red plumage, black shoulder, red iris, an orange red bill and violet ear-patch behind eye. The underwings are red, becoming yellowish with black tips...
, Eos cyanogenia - Blue-eared LoryBlue-eared LoryThe Blue-eared Lory is a parrot found only on the island of Seram in Maluku province, Indonesia....
, Eos semilarvata
- Red-and-blue Lory
- Genus Pseudeos
- Dusky LoryDusky LoryThe Dusky Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family, and the only species of the genus Pseudeos. Alternative common names are the White-rumped Lory or the Dusky-orange Lory. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.-Description:The Dusky Lory is short tailed parrot about...
, Pseudeos fuscata
- Dusky Lory
- Genus TrichoglossusTrichoglossusTrichoglossus is a genus of lorikeet in the Psittacidae or true parrot family. The genus is distributed widely through Australia, Wallacea and Melanesia, with outliers in the Philippines and Micronesia...
- Ornate LorikeetOrnate LorikeetThe Ornate Lorikeet is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby smaller islands in Indonesia. It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove and plantations, and is locally common....
, Trichoglossus ornatus - Rainbow LorikeetRainbow LorikeetThe Rainbow Lorikeet, is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia , Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania...
, Trichoglossus haematodus - Olive-headed LorikeetOlive-headed LorikeetThe Olive-headed Lorikeet , also called the Perfect Lorikeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in forest, woodland and cultivated areas on Timor and smaller nearby islands.-Description:...
, Trichoglossus euteles - Yellow-and-green LorikeetYellow-and-green LorikeetThe Citrine Lorikeet or Yellow-and-green Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Sulawesi and the Sula Islands in Indonesia. It is found in forest and woodland at altitudes up to 2400 m...
, Trichoglossus flavoviridis - Mindanao LorikeetMindanao LorikeetThe Mindanao Lorikeet or Mount Apo Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. There are two very similar subspecies, which are both endemic to Mindanao, Philippines....
, Trichoglossus johnstoniae - Pohnpei LorikeetPohnpei LorikeetThe Pohnpei Lorikeet is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the island of Pohnpei and the nearby Ahnd Atoll in Micronesia...
, Trichoglossus rubiginosus - Scaly-breasted LorikeetScaly-breasted LorikeetThe Scaly-breasted Lorikeet is an Australian lorikeet found in woodland in eastern Australia. The common name aptly describes this bird, which has yellow breast feathers broadly edged with green that look like scales....
, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Ornate Lorikeet
- Genus PsitteutelesPsitteutelesPsitteuteles is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family.-Taxonomy:The Psitteuteles genus contains three species:Psitteuteles, Bonaparte 1854* Psitteuteles versicolor,...
- Varied LorikeetVaried LorikeetThe Varied Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to northern Australia.-Description:...
, Psitteuteles versicolor - Iris LorikeetIris LorikeetThe Iris Lorikeet, Psitteuteles iris is a small, up to 20 cm long, green lorikeet. The male has a red forehead, yellow nape, purple band back from eye between nape and cheek, and yellowish below...
, Psitteuteles iris - Goldie's LorikeetGoldie's LorikeetThe Goldie's Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in forest and woodland in New Guinea, primarily at altitudes of 1000-2200 m.a.s.l. It is mostly green with yellowish streaks in the chest area, and a red, blue and purple head. It is said to resemble a watermelon...
, Psitteuteles goldiei
- Varied Lorikeet
- Genus LoriusLoriusLorius is a genus of lorikeet in the parrot family Psittacidae. The genus contains six species that are distributed from the Moluccas in Indonesia through New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. They have characteristic red plumage with varying amounts of blue , green wings, and in all but one species a...
- Chattering LoryChattering LoryThe Chattering Lory, Lorius garrulus is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade.The race L. g...
, Lorius garrulus - Purple-naped LoryPurple-naped LoryThe Purple-naped Lory, Lorius domicella is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is forest-dwelling endemic to the islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the...
, Lorius domicella - Black-capped LoryBlack-capped LoryThe Black-capped Lory also known as Western Black-capped Lory or the Tricolored Lory, is a parrot found in New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It is a colorful and relatively robust lory...
, Lorius lory - Purple-bellied LoryPurple-bellied LoryThe Purple-bellied Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.It's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Description:The Purple-bellied...
, Lorius hypoinochrous - White-naped LoryWhite-naped LoryThe White-naped Lory, or Lori Nuquiblanco is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea....
, Lorius albidinuchus - Yellow-bibbed LoryYellow-bibbed LoryThe Yellow-bibbed Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-Description:...
, Lorius chlorocercus
- Chattering Lory
- Genus Phigys
- Collared LoryCollared LoryThe Collared Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family, and it is the only species in the genus Phigys. It is endemic to the islands of Fiji. It is the only Fijian rainforest bird to adapt to urban landscapes and can be found in urban Suva...
, Phigys solitarius
- Collared Lory
- Genus ViniViniVini is a genus of birds endemic to the islands of the tropical Pacific. There are five extant species of these small lorikeets ranging from eastern Fiji through Samoa, French Polynesia, and as far east as Henderson Island. All members of the genus have exceptional bright plumage, particularly the...
- Blue-crowned LorikeetBlue-crowned LorikeetThe Blue-crowned Lorikeet is a parrot found throughout the Samoa and Tonga islands and Lau archipelago, including: ʻAlofi, Fotuhaʻa, Fulago, Futuna, Haʻafeva, Niuafoʻou, Moce, Niuē, Ofu, Olosega, Sāmoa, Savaiʻi, Tafahi, Taʻu, Tofua, Tonga, Tungua, ʻUiha, ʻUpolu, Varoa, Vavaʻu, and Voleva...
, Vini australis - Kuhl's Lorikeet, Vini kuhlii (also called Rimatara Lorikeet)
- Stephen's Lorikeet, Vini stepheni
- Blue LorikeetBlue LorikeetThe Blue Lorikeet is a small lorikeet from French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. It is also known as the Tahiti Lorikieet, Violet Lorikeet, Tahitian Lory, Blue Lory, Nunbird, and the Indigo Lory...
, Vini peruviana - Ultramarine LorikeetUltramarine LorikeetThe Ultramarine Lorikeet , also known as the Lori Ultramarin or Lori Ultramar, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family, endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes and plantations...
, Vini ultramarina
- Blue-crowned Lorikeet
- Genus GlossopsittaGlossopsittaGlossopsitta is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. They are native to Australia.-Taxonomy:There are three species:Glossopsitta Bonaparte 1854*Glossopsitta concinna...
- Musk LorikeetMusk LorikeetThe Musk Lorikeet is a lorikeet, one of the three species of the Glossopsitta genus. It inhabits south-central/eastern Australia. The Musk Lorikeet was first described by ornithologist George Shaw in 1790 as Psittacus concinnus, from a collection in the vicinity of Port Jackson in what is now...
, Glossopsitta concinna - Little LorikeetLittle LorikeetThe Little Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It is a small parrot, predominantly green in plumage with a red face...
, Glossopsitta pusilla - Purple-crowned LorikeetPurple-crowned LorikeetThe Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Glossopsitta porphyrocephala, is a lorikeet found in scrub and mallee of southern Australia...
, Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
- Musk Lorikeet
- Genus CharmosynaCharmosynaCharmosyna is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It contains the following species:* Josephine's Lorikeet * Duchess Lorikeet * Meek's Lorikeet...
- Palm LorikeetPalm LorikeetThe Palm Lorikeet, Lori Des Palmiers, or Lori Palmero is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu....
, Charmosyna palmarum - Red-chinned LorikeetRed-chinned LorikeetThe Red-chinned Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, Charmosyna rubrigularis - Meek's LorikeetMeek's LorikeetThe Meek's Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, Charmosyna meeki - Blue-fronted LorikeetBlue-fronted LorikeetThe Blue-fronted Lorikeet also known as the Buru Lorikeet, is a parrot endemic to the Indonesian island of Buru....
, Charmosyna toxopei - Striated LorikeetStriated LorikeetThe Striated Lorikeet, Lori Strié, or Lori Estriado is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
, Charmosyna multistriata - Pygmy LorikeetPygmy LorikeetThe Pygmy Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
, Charmosyna wilhelminae - Red-fronted LorikeetRed-fronted LorikeetThe Red-fronted Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
, Charmosyna rubronotata - Red-flanked LorikeetRed-flanked LorikeetThe Red-flanked Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
, Charmosyna placentis - New Caledonian LorikeetNew Caledonian LorikeetThe New Caledonian Lorikeet Charmosyna diadema is a potentially extinct lorikeet endemic to the Melanesian island of New Caledonia.-Description:...
, Charmosyna diadema (possibly extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
) - Red-throated LorikeetRed-throated LorikeetThe Red-throated Lorikeet Charmosyna amabilis is a critically endangered lorikeet endemic to Fiji. It is 18 cm long and is bright green overall, with red cheeks, throat and thighs....
, Charmosyna amabilis - Duchess LorikeetDuchess LorikeetThe Duchess Lorikeet, Lori De Margaret, Lori De Marguerite, or Lori De Margarita is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands....
, Charmosyna margarethae - Fairy LorikeetFairy LorikeetThe Fairy Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
, Charmosyna pulchella - Josephine's LorikeetJosephine's LorikeetThe Josephine's Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
, Charmosyna josefinae - Papuan LorikeetPapuan LorikeetThe Papuan Lorikeet, also known as Stella's Lorikeet and Mount-Goliath Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
, Charmosyna papou
- Palm Lorikeet
- Genus Oreopsittacus
- Plum-faced LorikeetPlum-faced LorikeetThe Plum-faced Lorikeet , also known as the Whiskered Lorikeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Oreopsittacus.It is found in highland forest on New Guinea....
, Oreopsittacus arfaki
- Plum-faced Lorikeet
- Genus NeopsittacusNeopsittacusNeopsittacus is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It contains two species, which are both native to Indonesia and New Guinea.-Taxonomy:The genus Neopsittacus contains two species and several subspecies:Neopsittacus Salvadori 1875...
- Yellow-billed LorikeetYellow-billed LorikeetThe Yellow-billed Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
, Neopsittacus musschenbroekii - Orange-billed LorikeetOrange-billed LorikeetThe Orange-billed Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
, Neopsittacus pullicauda
- Yellow-billed Lorikeet
Tribe Psittrichadini
- Genus Psittrichas
- Pesquet's ParrotPesquet's ParrotPesquet's Parrot also known as the Vulturine Parrot , is the only member of its genus, and its genus is the only member of the tribe Psittrichadini...
, Psittrichas fulgidus
- Pesquet's Parrot
Tribe Micropsittini
- Genus Micropsitta
- Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot, Micropsitta keiensis
- Geelvink Pygmy Parrot, Micropsitta geelvinkiana
- Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot, Micropsitta pusio
- Meek's Pygmy-parrotMeek's Pygmy-parrotThe Meek's Pygmy Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
, Micropsitta meeki (also called Yellow-breasted Pygmy Parrot) - Finsch's Pygmy-parrotFinsch's Pygmy-parrotThe Finsch’s pygmy parrot , also known as the emerald or green pygmy parrot, is a member of family Psittacidae inhabiting tropical rainforest regions of islands in Papau New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Bismarck Archipelago.-Description:Finsch’s pygmy parrot , also known as the green or...
, Micropsitta finschii (also called Green Pygmy Parrot) - Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot, Micropsitta bruijnii
Tribe Cyclopsittacini
- Genus CyclopsittaCyclopsittaCyclopsitta is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and tropical Australia.It contains the following species:* Orange-breasted Fig Parrot...
- Orange-breasted Fig Parrot, Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii
- Double-eyed Fig ParrotDouble-eyed Fig ParrotThe Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma, also known as the Blue-faced Fig Parrot, Red-faced Fig Parrot, Dwarf Fig Parrot, and the Two-eyed Fig Parrot, primarily inhabits forests on New Guinea and nearby islands, but is also found in isolated communities along the tropical Australian...
, Cyclopsitta diophthalma
- Genus PsittaculirostrisPsittaculirostrisPsittaculirostris is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.It contains the following species:* Large Fig Parrot * Edwards's Fig Parrot...
- Large Fig Parrot, Psittaculirostris desmarestii
- Edwards's Fig-parrotEdwards's Fig-parrotThe Edwards's Fig Parrot , also known as the Scarlet-cheeked Fig Parrot, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in humid lowland forests in north-eastern New Guinea...
, Psittaculirostris edwardsii - Salvadori's Fig Parrot, Psittaculirostris salvadorii
- Genus Bolbopsittacus
- GuaiaberoGuaiaberoThe Guaiabero is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family, belonging to the monotypic genus Bolbopsittacus and closely related to the lovebirds and hanging parrots . It is endemic to the Philippines...
, Bolbopsittacus lunulatus
- Guaiabero
Tribe Platycercini
- Genus Prosopeia
- Crimson Shining Parrot, Prosopeia splendens
- Masked Shining Parrot, Prosopeia personata
- Red Shining Parrot, Prosopeia tabuensis
- Genus EunymphicusEunymphicusEunymphicus is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia and the surrounding islands, and is closely related to the Cyanoramphus parakeets of Oceania.It contains the following species:...
- Horned ParakeetHorned ParakeetThe Horned Parakeet , is a species of parrot in the genus Eunymphicus, in the Psittacidae family. Eunymphicus cornutus is a largely green parakeet endemic to New Caledonia. It is called Horned because it has two black feathers that protrude from the head and have red tips...
, Eunymphicus cornutus - Uvea ParakeetUvea ParakeetThe Ouvea Parakeet or Uvea Parakeet, is a species of parrot in the genus Eunymphicus, in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the island of Uvea in the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia...
, Eunymphicus uvaeensis
- Horned Parakeet
- Genus CyanoramphusCyanoramphusCyanoramphus is a genus of parakeets native to New Zealand and islands of the southern Pacific Ocean. The New Zealand forms are often referred to as kākāriki. They are small to medium sized parakeets with long tails and predominately green plumage. Most species are forest species, although several...
- Black-fronted ParakeetBlack-fronted ParakeetThe extinct Black-fronted Parakeet or Tahiti Parakeet was endemic to the Pacific island of Tahiti. Its native name was simply ’ā’ā according to Latham though White gives "aa-maha"....
, Cyanoramphus zealandicus (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
, c.1850) - Society ParakeetSociety ParakeetThe Society Parakeet is an extinct parakeet of the genus Cyanoramphus.-Description:It reached a length of 25 cm. Its head was chocolate brown. The bill showed a pale bluish grey hue and had a black tip. The back and the wings were coloured brown. The lower back and the tail exhibited a...
, Cyanoramphus ulietanus (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
, late 18th century) - Antipodes Parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor
- Red-fronted Parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Subantarctic Red-crowned ParakeetSubantarctic Red-crowned ParakeetSubantarctic Red-crowned Parakeet may refer to:* Macquarie Parakeet* Reischek's Parakeet...
, Cyanoramphus erythrotis- Reischek's ParakeetReischek's ParakeetReischek’s Parakeet is a small green parrot confined to 21 km2 Antipodes Island, one of New Zealand’s subantarctic islands, which it shares with a congener, the larger Antipodes Island Parakeet.-Taxonomy:...
, Cyanoramphus (erythrotis) hochstetteri
- Reischek's Parakeet
- Yellow-fronted Parakeet, Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Chatham Parakeet, Cyanoramphus forbesi
- Malherbe's ParakeetMalherbe's ParakeetThe Malherbe's Parakeet, Cyanoramphus malherbi, is a small parrot endemic to New Zealand. In New Zealand it is commonly known as the Orange-fronted Parakeet, a name it shares with a species from Middle America...
, Cyanoramphus malherbi
- Black-fronted Parakeet
- Genus Platycercus
- Western RosellaWestern RosellaThe Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis, less commonly known as the Stanley Rosella, Earl of Derby's parakeet or Yellow-cheeked parakeet, is the smallest species of rosella and is found in the South West of Australia. in Eucalypt forests and timbered areas. These are smallish parrots measuring ...
, Platycercus icterotis - Crimson RosellaCrimson RosellaThe Crimson Rosella is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. The species as it now stands has subsumed two former separate species, the Yellow...
, Platycercus elegans- Adelaide Rosella, Platycercus (elegans) adelaidae
- Yellow Rosella, Platycercus (elegans) flaveolus
- Green RosellaGreen RosellaThe Green Rosella or Tasmanian Rosella is endemic to Tasmania and Bass Strait islands. At 37 cm long it is the largest species of the Rosella genus...
, Platycercus caledonicus - Pale-headed RosellaPale-headed RosellaThe Pale-headed Rosella , is a broad-tailed parrot of the genus Platycercus native to northeastern Australia. It is a moderate-size parrot with a pale yellow head, predominantly white cheeks, scalloped black and gold back and pale blue underparts...
, Platycercus adscitus- Eastern RosellaEastern RosellaThe Eastern Rosella is a rosella native to southeast of the Australian continent and to Tasmania. It has been introduced to New Zealand where feral populations are found in the North Island and in the hills around Dunedin in the South Island.-Taxonomy:The Eastern Rosella was named by...
, Platycercus (adscitus) eximius
- Eastern Rosella
- Northern RosellaNorthern RosellaThe Northern Rosella , also known as Brown's Parakeet or Smutty Rosella, is found in Australia's Top End. It is unusually coloured for a rosella, with a dark crown and white cheeks similar to its relatives the Pale-headed Rosella and the Eastern Rosella.At 28 cm long it is smaller than all bar...
, Platycercus venustus
- Western Rosella
- Genus Barnardius - sometimes included in Platycercus
- Australian RingneckAustralian RingneckThe Australian Ringneck is a parrot native to Australia. Except for extreme tropical and highland areas, the species has adapted to all conditions...
, Barnardius zonarius (includes Port Lincoln, Mallee Ringneck, Cloncurry and Twenty Eight parakeets)
- Australian Ringneck
- Genus Purpureicephalus
- Red-capped ParrotRed-capped ParrotThe Red-capped Parrot , also called the Pileated Parakeet , and King Parrot locally in Western Australia, is an Australian species of broad-tailed parrot related to the Rosellas.First described by German naturalist Heinrich Kuhl in 1820, from a collection in Albany,...
, Purpureicephalus spurius
- Red-capped Parrot
- Genus Lathamus
- Swift ParrotSwift ParrotThe Swift Parrot breeds in Tasmania and migrates north to south eastern Australia from Griffith-Warialda in New South Wales and west to Adelaide in the winter. It is related to the rosellas, with the feeding habits of a lorikeet...
, Lathamus discolor
- Swift Parrot
- Genus Northiella - often included in Psephotus
- BluebonnetBluebonnet (bird)The Bluebonnet is an Australian parrot, the only member of the genus Northiella. Its habitat includes open woodland, scrub, riverine forest, spinifex, and farmlands in the eastern half of the continent, with a smaller race being found in the Western Australian Nullarbor region.This species grows...
, Northiella haematogaster
- Bluebonnet
- Genus PsephotusPsephotusThe genus Psephotus has five species of parakeets from Australia. All species show considerable sexual dimorphism.-Systematics:Subgenus Psephotus:* Red-rumped Parrot, Psephotus haematonotus* Mulga Parrot, Psephotus varius...
- Red-rumped ParrotRed-rumped ParrotThe Red-rumped Parrot , also known as the Red-backed Parrot or Grass Parrot, is a common bird of south-eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin.-Description:...
, Psephotus haematonotus - Mulga ParrotMulga ParrotThe Mulga Parrot , also known as the Many-coloured Parrot, is endemic in arid scrublands and lightly timbered grasslands in the interior of southern Australia.-Taxonomy:...
, Psephotus varius - Golden-shouldered ParrotGolden-shouldered ParrotThe Golden-shouldered Parrot is a rare bird of southern Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia. A small attractive parrot related to the more common Red-rumped Parrot, it is considered to be a superspecies with the Hooded Parrot The Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotus chrysopterygius) is a...
, Psephotus chrysoptergius - Hooded ParrotHooded ParrotThe Hooded Parrot, Psephotus dissimilis is a medium-sized, up to 26cm long, turquoise blue parrot with black head, green wing, brown back and greenish blue-bronze tail feathers edged with white. It has pale grey beak, greyish brown legs and brown eye...
, Psephotus dissimilis - Paradise ParrotParadise ParrotThe Paradise Parrot was a colourful medium-sized parrot native to the grassy woodlands of the Queensland - New South Wales border area of northeastern Australia. Once moderately common within its fairly restricted range, the last live bird was seen in 1927...
, Psephotus pulcherrimus (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
, late 1920s)
- Red-rumped Parrot
- Genus Melopsittacus
- BudgerigarBudgerigarThe Budgerigar , also known as Common Pet Parakeet or Shell Parakeet informally nicknamed the budgie, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot, and the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus...
, Melopsittacus undulatus
- Budgerigar
- Genus Neopsephotus - previously included among Neophema spp.
- Bourke's ParrotBourke's ParrotThe Bourke's Parrot , also known as the Bourke's Parakeet or "Bourkie", is a small parrot originating in Australia and the only species in its genus Neopsephotus...
, Neopsephotus bourkii
- Bourke's Parrot
- Genus NeophemaNeophemaThe genus Neophema is an Australian genus of broad-tailed parrots with six or seven species. They are small parakeets with a more or less dull green basic color with some contrasting colorful patches, and are commonly known as grass parrots...
- Blue-winged ParrotBlue-winged ParrotThe Blue-winged Parrot, Neophema chrysostoma, also known as the Blue-banded Parakeet or Blue-banded Grass-parakeet, is a small parrot found in Tasmania and southeast Australia....
, Neophema chrysostoma - Elegant ParrotElegant ParrotThe Elegant Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Australia.-Taxonomy:The Elegant Parrot was originally named by the renowned ornithologist and artist John Gould in 1837, its specific name Latin for "elegant"...
, Neophema elegans - Rock ParrotRock ParrotThe Rock Parrot , also known as the Rock Elegant, is a parrot which is endemic to coastal South Australia, southern Western Australia, and that continent's offshore islands, including Rottnest Island. It is a small, predominantly olive-green parrot...
, Neophema petrophilla - Orange-bellied ParrotOrange-bellied ParrotThe Orange-bellied Parrot is a small broad-tailed parrot endemic to southern Australia, and one of only two species of parrot which migrate. The adult male is distinguished by its bright grass-green upperparts, yellow underparts and orange belly patch. The adult female and juvenile are duller...
, Neophema chrysogaster - Turquoise ParrotTurquoise ParrotThe Turquoise Parrot is a parrot previously widespread in Eastern Australia, though now mainly found in northeastern New South Wales and north-eastern Victoria....
, Neophema pulchella - Scarlet-chested ParrotScarlet-chested ParrotThe Scarlet-chested Parrot , known alternately as Scarlet-breasted parrot, Orange-throated parrot or Splendid parrot, is a parrot endemic to central South Australia and inland southern Western Australia...
, Neophema splendida
- Blue-winged Parrot
- Genus Pezoporus
- Eastern Ground Parrot, Pezoporus wallicus
- Western Ground ParrotWestern Ground ParrotThe Western Ground Parrot is an endangered species of parrot endemic to Western Australia and is a close relative of the Eastern Ground Parrot and the somewhat more distantly related and mysterious Night Parrot...
, Pezoporus flaviventris - Night ParrotNight ParrotThe Night Parrot is a small broad-tailed parrot endemic to the continent of Australia. The species was originally placed within its own genus , but most authors now prefer to place it within the genus Pezoporus together with the two ground parrots.No known sightings of the bird were made between...
, Pezoporus occidentalis - formerly Geopsittacus
Tribe PsittaculiniPsittaculiniPsittaculini is a tribe of parrots of the Psittacidae family. The subdivisions within the tribe are controversial.-Tribe Psittaculini:* Genus Psittinus** Blue-rumped Parrot, Psittinus cyanurus* Genus Geoffroyus...
- Genus Psittinus
- Blue-rumped ParrotBlue-rumped ParrotThe Blue-rumped Parrot is a parrot found in the very southern tip of Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands. It is a small parrot and is primarily green with bright red underwing coverts, a reddish shoulder patch, and yellowish margins on the wing coverts. It...
, Psittinus cyanurus
- Blue-rumped Parrot
- Genus PsittacellaPsittacellaThe tiger-parrots, Psittacella are a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It contains the following species, all of which are endemic to the island of New Guinea:* Madarasz's Tiger Parrot...
- Brehm's Tiger ParrotBrehm's Tiger ParrotBrehm's Tiger Parrot, Psittacella brehmii, is also known as Brehm's Ground Parrot. It is a small mainly green parrot found in the highlands of New Guinea, from 1,500-2,600m . The species is named after Alfred Brehm , a German traveller and collector.-Taxonomy:There are four subspecies occurring...
, Psittacella brehmii - Painted Tiger Parrot, Psittacella picta
- Modest Tiger Parrot, Psittacella modesta
- Madarasz's Tiger Parrot, Psittacella madaraszi
- Brehm's Tiger Parrot
- Genus GeoffroyusGeoffroyusGeoffroyus is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The three species are found in and around New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, northern Australia and the islands of Indonesia.It contains the following species:...
- Red-cheeked ParrotRed-cheeked ParrotThe Red-cheeked Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the tip of northern Australia. There are 16 subspecies currently recognized. It is a stocky short-tailed parrot with predominantly green plumage...
, Geoffroyus geoffroyi - Blue-collared ParrotBlue-collared ParrotThe Blue-collared Parrot, Geoffroyus simplex, also known as Simple Parrot, Lilac-collared Song Parrot, or Lilac-collared Geoffroy's Parrot, is a parrot found in the higher elevations of New Guinea. It is found from 500-2300m, mainly between 800-1900m...
, Geoffroyus simplex - Singing ParrotSinging ParrotThe Song Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Geoffroyus heteroclitus
- Red-cheeked Parrot
- Genus Prioniturus
- Luzon Racquet-tailLuzon Racquet-tailThe Montane Racket-tail, also called Luzon Racket-tail is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to the Philippines.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, Prioniturus montanus - Mindanao Racquet-tailMindanao Racquet-tailThe Mindanao Racket-tail, called palette de Mindanao in French and lorito-momoto de Mindanao in Spanish is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines....
, Prioniturus waterstradti - Blue-headed Racquet-tailBlue-headed Racquet-tailThe Blue-headed Racket-tail, Prioniturus platenae, also known as the Palawan Racket-tail, is a parrot found in the western Philippines around Palawan....
, Prioniturus platenae - Green Racquet-tailGreen Racquet-tailThe Green Racket-tail is an endemic parrot of the Philippines where it is found on Luzon and Marinduque. This species was once common, but is rapidly declining and is currently classified as vulnerable due to lowland deforestation and capture for cage-bird trade.Males entirely yellow-green, with...
, Prioniturus luconensis - Blue-crowned Racquet-tailBlue-crowned Racquet-tailThe Blue-crowned Racket-tail, Prioniturus discurus is a parrot found on all the larger islands of the Philippines not starting with "P" . It is 27 cm, basically green with a blue crown, bluish undertail, whitish beak, and dark underwings with green coverts. The Blue-headed Racket-tail The...
, Prioniturus discurus - Blue-winged Racquet-tailBlue-winged Racquet-tailThe Blue-winged Racket-tail, Palette Des Sulu, or Lorito-momoto De Las Sulu is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to the Philippines....
, Prioniturus verticalis (also known as Sulu Racquet-tail) - Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tailYellowish-breasted Racquet-tailThe Yellow-breasted Racket-tail, Palette De Cassin, or Lorito-momoto Amarillento is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife...
, Prioniturus flavicans - Golden-mantled Racquet-tailGolden-mantled Racquet-tailThe Golden-mantled Racket-tail is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, Prioniturus platurus - Buru Racquet-tailBuru Racquet-tailThe Buru Racket-tail, also known as the Buru Racket-tail , is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to forest on the island of Buru, one of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.-Description:...
, Prioniturus mada
- Luzon Racquet-tail
- Genus TanygnathusTanygnathusTanygnathus is a genus of parrots of the Psittaculini tribe.Genus Tanygnathus* Great-billed Parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos* Blue-naped Parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis* Blue-backed Parrot, Tanygnathus sumatranus...
- Great-billed ParrotGreat-billed ParrotThe Great-billed Parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos, also known as Moluccan Parrot or Island Parrot, is a medium-large, approximately 38 cm long, green parrot with a massive red bill, cream iris, blackish shoulders, olive green back, pale blue rump and yellowish green underparts...
, Tanygnathus megalorynchos - Blue-naped ParrotBlue-naped ParrotThe Blue-naped Parrot , also known as the Blue-crowned Green Parrot, Luzon Parrot, the Philippine Green Parrot, and locally known as Pikoy, is a parrot found throughout the Philippines including the Talaud Islands and islands off north and east Borneo...
, Tanygnathus lucionensis - Blue-backed ParrotBlue-backed ParrotThe Blue-backed Parrot, Tanygnathus sumatranus, is also known as Müller's Parrot, or Azure-rumped Parrot. This parrot is endemic to the Philippines, and Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. It occurs in forest and nearby habitats at altitudes up to 800 m. Flocks are small and often active at...
, Tanygnathus sumatranus - Black-lored ParrotBlack-lored ParrotThe Black-lored Parrot also known as the Buru Green Parrot, is a parrot Endemic to the Indonesian island of Buru. It is a long green parrot with black lores, and a turquoise crown. Males have red beaks, and females are gray-brown...
, Tanygnathus gramineus
- Great-billed Parrot
- Genus EclectusEclectusThe parrot genus Eclectus consists of two species, the extant Eclectus Parrot and the extinct Oceanic Eclectus Parrot ....
- Eclectus ParrotEclectus ParrotThe Eclectus Parrot, Eclectus roratus, is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea and nearby islands, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands...
, Eclectus roratus - Pacific Eclectus Parrot, Eclectus infectus (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
or prehistoricLate Quaternary prehistoric birdsPrehistoric birds are various taxa of birds that became extinct before recorded history, or more precisely, before they could be studied alive by bird scientists...
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- Eclectus Parrot
- Genus AlisterusAlisterusThe king parrots are three species of medium-sized parrots in the genus Alisterus; the Australian King Parrot , the Papuan King Parrot , and the Moluccan King Parrot . The three species are found in Eastern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesian islands including the Maluku islands respectively...
- Australian King ParrotAustralian King ParrotThe Australian King Parrot is endemic to eastern Australia. It is found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest...
, Alisterus scapularis - Moluccan King ParrotMoluccan King ParrotThe Moluccan King Parrot, Alisterus amboinensis, is a parrot that is endemic to Peleng Island, Maluku and West Papua in Indonesia. It is sometimes referred to as the Ambon King Parrot or Amboina King Parrot, but this is potentially misleading, as it is found on numerous other islands than Ambon...
, Alisterus amboinensis - Papuan King ParrotPapuan King ParrotThe Papuan King Parrot , also known as the Green-winged King Parrot, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea....
, Alisterus chloropterus
- Australian King Parrot
- Genus AprosmictusAprosmictusAprosmictus is a genus of parrots in the Psittacidae family. Several former members, including the Australian King Parrot are now placed in the genus Alisterus.It contains the following species:* Jonquil Parrot...
- Olive-shouldered ParrotOlive-shouldered ParrotThe Jonquil Parrot or Olive-shouldered Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in forest, woodland and acacia savanna in East Timor and the Indonesian islands of Wetar, West Timor and Roti. It is fairly common, but potentially threatened by habitat loss...
, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus - Red-winged ParrotRed-winged ParrotThe Red-winged Parrot , is a parrot native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.-Description:The Red-winged parrot is typically about 30 to 33 cm in length. Both sexes have bright red wings and a bright green body. The male birds have a black nape, lower blue back and rump with a yellow tip on their...
, Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Olive-shouldered Parrot
- Genus PolytelisPolytelisThe genus Polytelis of the family Psittacidae consists of three species long-tailed parrot endemic to Australia...
- Superb ParrotSuperb ParrotThe Superb Parrot , is a parrot native to southeastern Australia...
, Polytelis swainsonii - Regent ParrotRegent ParrotThe Regent Parrot is a bird of the parrot family . It has predominantly yellow plumage with a green tail. The bird is found primarily in eucalyptus groves and other wooded areas of subtropical southwestern Australia, as well as to a smaller area of subtropical and temperate southeastern Australia...
, Polytelis anthopeplus - Princess ParrotPrincess ParrotThe colourful Princess Parrot, Polytelis alexandrae, is an Australian bird of the parrot family. Its name was given in honour of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who later married the Prince of Wales Edward VII and eventually became the Queen of England...
, Polytelis alexandrae
- Superb Parrot
- Genus PsittaculaPsittaculaMembers of the parrot genus Psittacula or Afro-Asian Ringnecked parakeets as they are commonly known in aviculture originates found from Africa to South-East Asia. It is a widespread group, with a clear concentration of species in south Asia, but also with representatives in Africa and the islands...
- Alexandrine ParakeetAlexandrine ParakeetThe Alexandrine Parakeet or Alexandrian Parrot is a member of the psittaciformes order and of the psittacines family...
, Psittacula eupatria - Seychelles ParakeetSeychelles ParakeetThe Seychelles Parakeet occurred in the Indian ocean islands of the Seychelles group. It resembled the Alexandrine Parakeet but was smaller and lacked the pink colour in its collar...
, Psittacula wardi (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
) - Rose-ringed ParakeetRose-ringed ParakeetThe Rose-ringed Parakeet , also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical parakeet species that has an extremely large range. Since the trend of the population appears to be increasing, the species has been evaluated as Least Concern by IUCN in 2009.Rose-ringed parakeets are...
, Psittacula krameri - Réunion ParakeetRéunion ParakeetThe Réunion Parakeet was a little-known and extinct subspecies, sometimes considered a full species, of parakeet which used to inhabit Réunion Island in the western Indian Ocean. It is only known from descriptions, as well as illustrations of which it is unknown whether they were drawn from live...
, Psittacula (eques) eques (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
, disputed) - Mauritius ParakeetMauritius ParakeetThe Mauritius Parakeet , also known as Echo Parakeet, is the sole survivor of the Psittacula species which inhabited the southern Indian ocean islands near Madagascar. Its local name is katover.-Taxonomy:...
, Psittacula (eques) echo - Newton's ParakeetNewton's ParakeetThe Newton's Parakeet was a parrot that was endemic to the forests of the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean...
, Psittacula exsul (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
) - Slaty-headed ParakeetSlaty-headed ParakeetThe Slaty-headed Parakeet is the only psittacid species to exhibit altitudinal migration. The species' range extends from the foothills of the Western Himalayas in India, through Nepal and Bhutan and up to the Eastern Himalayas in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh...
, Psittacula himalayana - Grey-headed ParakeetGrey-headed ParakeetThe Grey-headed Parakeet Psittacula finschii is closely related to the Slaty-headed Parakeet which together form a super-species. It occurs from the North-eastern states of India, into Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam....
, Psittacula finschii - Plum-headed ParakeetPlum-headed ParakeetThe Plum-headed Parakeet is a parakeet endemic to the Indian Subcontinent, being a resident breeder in much of the region.-Description:...
, Psittacula cyanocephala - Blossom-headed ParakeetBlossom-headed ParakeetThe Blossom-headed Parakeet is a parrot which is a resident breeder in northeast India eastwards into Southeast Asia. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit and blossoms which make up its diet....
, Psittacula roseata - Malabar ParakeetMalabar ParakeetThe Malabar Parakeet also known as the Blue-winged Parakeet, is a species of parakeet endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. Found in small flocks, they fly rapidly in forest clearings while making screeching calls that differ from those of other parakeet species within their distribution...
, Psittacula columboides - Layard's ParakeetLayard's ParakeetThe Layard's Parakeet is a parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka. The common name of this bird commemorates the British naturalist Edgar Leopold Layard; his first wife, Barbara Anne Calthrop, whom he married in 1845, is commemorated in the specific epithet.-Description:Layard's...
, Psittacula calthropae - Derbyan ParakeetDerbyan ParakeetThe Lord Derby's Parakeet , also known as Derbyan Parakeet, is a monotypic parrot species, which is confined to small pocket of moist evergreen forest in the hills of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Chinese province on its border. The species suffers from poaching for the illegal...
, Psittacula derbiana - Red-breasted ParakeetRed-breasted ParakeetThe Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri, is among the more widespread species of the genus and is the species which has the most geographical variations. It is easily identified by the large reddish patch on its breast. An alternative name is the Moustached Parakeet depending on subspecies...
, Psittacula alexandri - Nicobar ParakeetNicobar ParakeetThe Nicobar Parakeet, Psittacula caniceps also known as Blyth's Parakeet is a parrot confined to the Nicobar Islands of the Indian Ocean. At 60 cm, it is the largest of the "true parakeets" in terms of length....
, Psittacula caniceps - Long-tailed ParakeetLong-tailed ParakeetThe Long-tailed Parakeet is a parakeet endemic to the regions of Andaman islands, Nicobar islands, Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia . It is allopatric with the congener, the Red-breasted Parakeet, Psittacula alexandri, except in the Andaman islands where they occur together.-External...
, Psittacula longicauda
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Genus Loriculus
- Vernal Hanging ParrotVernal Hanging ParrotThe Vernal Hanging Parrot is a small parrot which is a resident breeder from India , Nepal and some other areas of Southeast Asia. In Sri Lanka, it is replaced by the very similar endemic Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, . It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit,...
, Loriculus vernalis - Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotSri Lanka Hanging ParrotThe Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot is a small parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka.-Description:The Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot is a small, mainly green hanging parrot, only 13 cm long with a short tail. The adult has a red crown and rump. The nape and back have on orange tint. The...
, Loriculus beryllinus - Philippine Hanging Parrot, Loriculus philippensis
- Blue-crowned Hanging ParrotBlue-crowned Hanging ParrotThe Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Loriculus galgulus, is a small mainly green parrot found in forested lowlands from Thailand to Borneo.Its diet includes flowers, buds, fruits, nuts and seeds.-Description:...
, Loriculus galgulus - Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Loriculus stigmatus
- Sula Hanging-parrotSula Hanging-parrotThe Sula Hanging Parrot is a small species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to forest and nearby habitats on the Banggai and Sula Islands in Indonesia.- Description and taxonomy :...
, Loriculus sclateri - Moluccan Hanging Parrot, Loriculus amabilis
- Sangihe Hanging ParrotSangihe Hanging ParrotThe Sangihe Hanging Parrot, Loriculus catamene, is a small parrot endemic to the small island of Sangihe, north of Sulawesi, Indonesia.This is an arboreal parrot...
, Loriculus catamene - Papuan Hanging Parrot, Loriculus aurantiifrons
- Green-fronted Hanging Parrot, Loriculus tener
- Red-billed Hanging-parrotRed-billed Hanging-parrotThe Pygmy Hanging Parrot, Red-billed Hanging Parrot or Green Hanging Parrot is a tiny species of parrot in the Psittacidae family....
, Loriculus exilis (also called Pygmy Hanging Parrot) - Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot, Loriculus pusillus
- Wallace's Hanging ParrotWallace's Hanging ParrotThe Wallace's Hanging Parrot, Loriculus flosculus also known as the Flores Hanging Parrot, is a small parrot endemic to the island of Flores....
, Loriculus flosculus - Camiguin Hanging Parrot, Loriculus camiguinensis
- Vernal Hanging Parrot
Incertae sedisIncertae sedis , is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
(Latin for of uncertain position)—probably Psittaculini
- Genus Mascarinus
- Mascarene ParrotMascarene ParrotThe Mascarene Parrot is an extinct species of parrot known from bones, specimens and descriptions to have occurred in the Mascarene island of Réunion, and possibly Mauritius. The bird was first described by Dubois in 1674...
, Mascarinus mascarinus (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
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- Mascarene Parrot
- Genus Lophopsittacus
- Broad-billed ParrotBroad-billed ParrotThe Broad-billed Parrot was a parrot endemic to the island of Mauritius that became extinct.-Description:...
, Lophopsittacus mauritianus (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
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- Broad-billed Parrot
- Genus Necropsittacus
- Rodrigues ParrotRodrigues ParrotThe Rodrigues Parrot is an extinct species of parrot which once lived on the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. It is known from subfossil bones and the 1708 description of Leguat as well as the 1726 report of Julien Tafforet...
, Necropsittacus rodericanus (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
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- Rodrigues Parrot
Tribe PsittaciniPsittaciniTribus Psittacini consists of Afrotropical parrots; there are 8 species in 2 genera. Traditionally, the Vasa parrots are also included in this tribe, but that inclusion is not supported by molecular studies. Several of these species have subspecies including the African Grey Parrot which has 2...
- Genus Coracopsis
- Greater Vasa ParrotGreater Vasa ParrotThe Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa is one of two species of vasa parrot, the other being the Lesser Vasa Parrot C. nigra. The Greater vasa parrot can be found throughout Madagascar and the Comoros...
, Coracopsis vasa - Lesser Vasa ParrotLesser Vasa ParrotThe Lesser Vasa Parrot or Black Parrot Coracopsis nigra is a black coloured parrot native to Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles. It is one of two species of vasa parrots, the other being the Greater Vasa Parrot C. vasa; although, the subspecies C. n...
, Coracopsis nigra
- Greater Vasa Parrot
- Genus Psittacus
- African Grey ParrotAfrican Grey ParrotThe African Grey Parrot , also known as the Grey Parrot, is a medium-sized parrot found in the primary and secondary rainforest of West and Central Africa. Experts regard it as one of the most intelligent birds. They feed primarily on palm nuts, seeds, fruits, leafy matter, but have been observed...
, Psittacus erithacus
- African Grey Parrot
- Genus PoicephalusPoicephalusThe genus Poicephalus comprises nine species of parrots native to various regions of the Afrotropic ecozone, including Sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Senegal in the west, Ethiopia in the east, and to Cape Horn in the south...
- Jardine's ParrotJardine's ParrotThe Red-fronted Parrot , also known as the Jardine's Parrot, is a medium-sized mainly green parrot endemic across wide areas of Africa. It has three subspecies...
(also known as the Red-fronted Parrot), Poicephalus gulielmi - Meyer's ParrotMeyer's ParrotThe Meyer's Parrot is a small , stocky African parrot. Meyer's parrots display a dull brown head, back and tail, green or blue-green abdomen, blue rump and bright yellow markings on the carpal joint of the wings. Most subspecies have some yellow on the top of the head as well. Forshaw recognizes...
, Poicephalus meyeri - Rüppell's Parrot, Poicephalus rueppellii
- Brown-headed ParrotBrown-headed ParrotThe Brown-headed Parrot is a mostly green African parrot with a greyish-brown head and yellow under its wings. The adult birds have yellow irises and juvenile birds have brown irises....
, Poicephalus cryptoxanthus - Niam-niam ParrotNiam-niam ParrotThe Niam-niam Parrot is a parrot endemic in Central Africa . It is a mostly green parrot with a brown head and a red iris. It lives in woodlands and is not known in captivity.-External links:...
, Poicephalus crassus - Red-bellied ParrotRed-bellied ParrotThe Red-bellied Parrot is a small African parrot about 23 cm long of the Poicephalus genus. It is a mostly greenish and grey parrot. Males have a bright orange belly and females have a greenish belly....
, Poicephalus rufiventris - Senegal ParrotSenegal ParrotThe Senegal Parrot is a Poicephalus parrot which is a resident breeder across a wide range of west Africa. It makes migrations within west Africa, according to the availability of the fruit, seeds and blossoms which make up its diet. It is considered a farm pest in Africa, often feeding on...
, Poicephalus senegalus - Cape ParrotCape ParrotThe Cape Parrot or Levaillant's Parrot is a large, temperate forest dwelling Poicephalus parrot endemic to South Africa. It has 2 subspecies which may be considered distinct species, the savanna dwelling Brown-necked Parrot and Grey-headed Parrot The Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) or...
, Poicephalus robustus - Un-cape Parrot, Poicephalus fuscicollis
- Yellow-fronted ParrotYellow-fronted ParrotThe Yellow-fronted Parrot is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. It is a mostly green parrot with a yellow head. Relatively little is known about this bird.-Taxonomy:...
, Poicephalus flavifrons
- Jardine's Parrot
- Genus AgapornisLovebirdA Lovebird is one of nine species of the genus Agapornis . They are a social and affectionate small parrot. Eight species are native to the African continent, while the Grey-headed Lovebird is native to Madagascar...
- Peach-faced Lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis
- Masked LovebirdMasked LovebirdThe Yellow-collared Lovebird , also called Masked Lovebird or Eye Ring Lovebird, is a monotypic species of bird of the lovebird genus in the parrot family...
, Agapornis personata - Fischer's LovebirdFischer's LovebirdThe Fischer's Lovebird is a small parrot species of the Agapornis genus. They were originally discovered in the late 19th century, and were first bred in the United States in 1926. They are named after German explorer Gustav Fischer.- Description :The Fischer's Lovebird has a green back, chest,...
, Agapornis fischeri - Nyasa Lovebird, Agapornis lilianae
- Black-cheeked LovebirdBlack-cheeked LovebirdThe Black-cheeked Lovebird is a small monotypic parrot species of the lovebird genus. It is mainly green and has a brown head, red beak, and white eyerings...
, Agapornis nigrigenis - Madagascar Lovebird, Agapornis canus
- Abyssinian LovebirdAbyssinian LovebirdThe Black-winged Lovebird also known as Abyssinian Lovebird is a mainly green bird of the parrot family. At about 16.5 cm long, it is the largest of the lovebird genus, a group of small parrots. The adult male is easily identified by its red forehead, and the adult female by its all green head...
, Agapornis taranta - Red-faced Lovebird, Agapornis pullarius
- Black-collared LovebirdBlack-collared LovebirdThe Black-collared Lovebird, Agapornis swindernianus also known as Swindern's Lovebird is a small, 13.5 cm long, African parrot in the genus Agapornis. It is a mostly green parrot with black band on the back of its neck, and a dark greyish-black bill. Both sexes are similar...
, Agapornis swindernianus
Tribe AriniNeotropical parrotThe Neotropical parrots belong to the family of the true parrots Psittacidae. Several species and one of the 32 modern genera have become extinct in recent centuries. Though fairly few fossils of modern parrots are known, most of these are from Arini...
- Genus AnodorhynchusAnodorhynchusAnodorhynchus is a genus of large blue macaws from open and semi-open habitats in central and eastern South America. Of the three species in the genus, two are endangered and one is probably already extinct. Additionally, a hypothetical extinct species has been postulated based on very little...
- Hyacinth macawHyacinth MacawThe Hyacinth Macaw , or Hyacinthine Macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length of about 100 cm it is longer than any other species of parrot...
, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus - Lear's MacawLear's MacawThe Lear's Macaw , also known as the Indigo Macaw, is a rare Brazilian parrot with a highly restricted range. It is metallic blue with a faint, often barely visible, tinge of green, and a yellow patch of skin at the base of the heavy, black bill. It weighs around 950 g and is 75 cm long...
, Anodorhynchus leari - Glaucous MacawGlaucous MacawThe Glaucous Macaw, Anodorhynchus glaucus, is a large South American parrot. This macaw is critically endangered or possibly extinct. It is closely related to the Lear's Macaw A. leari and the Hyacinth Macaw A. hyacinthinus. In Guaraní, it was called guaa-obi after its...
, Anodorhynchus glaucus (probably extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
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- Hyacinth macaw
- Genus Cyanopsitta
- Spix's MacawSpix's MacawSpix's Macaw is the only member of the parrot genus Cyanopsitta. They are critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild The species is conserved through several breeding programs. It was found in Brazil, in parts of the Brazilian state of Bahia...
, Cyanopsitta spixii
- Spix's Macaw
- Genus AraAra (genus)Ara is a Neotropical genus of macaws with eight extant species and at least two extinct species. The genus name was coined by French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. It gives its name to and is part of the Arini, or tribe of Neotropical parrots. The Ara macaws are large striking...
- Blue-and-yellow MacawBlue-and-yellow MacawThe Blue-and-Yellow Macaw , also known as the Blue-and-Gold Macaw, is a member of the group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It breeds in forest and woodland of tropical South America from Trinidad and Venezuela south to Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay...
, Ara ararauna - Blue-throated MacawBlue-throated MacawThe Blue-throated Macaw is a macaw endemic to a small area of north-central Bolivia known as Los Llanos de Moxos. Recent population and range estimates suggests that about 100-150 individuals remain in the wild. The main causes of their demise is capture for the pet trade and land clearance on...
, Ara glaucogularis - Military MacawMilitary MacawThe Military Macaw is a large parrot and a medium-sized member of the macaw genus. Though considered vulnerable as a wild species, it is still commonly found in the pet trade industry. A predominantly green bird, it is found in the forests of Mexico and South America.-Taxonomy:There are three...
, Ara militaris - Great Green MacawGreat Green MacawThe Great Green Macaw, Ara ambiguus, also known as Buffon's Macaw or the Great Military Macaw, is a Central and South American parrot found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. Two allopatric subspecies are recognized, the nominate subspecies is found in Central America...
, Ara ambiguus - Scarlet MacawScarlet MacawThe Scarlet Macaw is a large, colorful macaw. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics. Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia and Brazil in lowlands up to up to...
, Ara macao - Red-and-green (Green-winged) MacawRed-and-green MacawThe Red-and-green Macaw , also known as the Green-winged Macaw, is a large mostly-red macaw of the Ara genus.This is the largest of the Ara genus, widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America...
, Ara chloroptera - Cuban Red MacawCuban Red MacawThe Cuban Red Macaw, Ara tricolor, is an extinct species of parrot that was native to Cuba and the Isla de la Juventud, an island off the coast of west Cuba. At about long it was one of the smaller members of the Ara genus of macaws. It was the last species of macaw native to the Caribbean...
, Ara tricolor (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
) - Red-fronted MacawRed-fronted MacawThe Red-fronted Macaw, Ara rubrogenys, is a parrot endemic to a small semi-desert mountainous area of Bolivia. It is highly endangered, and there may only be 150 or so birds left in the wild; it has been successfully bred in captivity, and is available, if not common, as a pet.-Description:The...
, Ara rubrogenys - Chestnut-fronted MacawChestnut-fronted MacawThe Chestnut-fronted Macaw or Severe Macaw is one of the largest of the Mini-Macaws. It reaches a size of around of which around half is the length of the tail....
, Ara severa
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Genus Orthopsittaca
- Red-bellied MacawRed-bellied MacawThe Red-bellied Macaw, Orthopsittaca manilata, is a medium-sized, mainly green parrot. It is the only species of the genus Orthopsittaca, and it does not have any subspecies....
, Orthopsittaca manilata
- Red-bellied Macaw
- Genus PrimoliusPrimoliusPrimolius is a genus of macaws comprising three species, which are native to South America. They are mainly green parrots with complex colouring including blues, reds and yellows. They have long tails, a large curved beak, and bare facial skin typical of macaws in general. They are less than...
(formerly Propyrrhura)- Blue-headed MacawBlue-headed MacawThe Blue-headed Macaw or Coulon's Macaw is native to eastern Peru , north-western Bolivia , and far western Brazil...
, Primolius couloni - Blue-winged MacawBlue-winged MacawThe Blue-winged Macaw , in aviculture more commonly known as Illiger's Macaw, is a species of macaw found in central and eastern South America. It was previously placed in the genus Ara or Propyrrhura. Blue-winged Macaws have been known to reach an age of 50–60 years.- Description:It has a total...
, Primolius maracana - Golden-collared MacawGolden-collared MacawThe Golden-collared Macaw or Yellow-collared Macaw is a small species of macaw belonging to the parrot family Psittacidae. It is native to central South America. In recent years it has often been placed in the genus Propyrrhura, but this is incorrect as per ICZN rules...
, Primolius auricollis
- Blue-headed Macaw
- Genus Diopsittaca
- Red-shouldered MacawRed-shouldered MacawThe Red-shouldered Macaw is the smallest macaw being 30–35 centimetres in length. It is a parrot native to the tropical lowlands, savannah, and swamplands of Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Brazil, and far south-eastern Peru...
, Diopsittaca nobilis
- Red-shouldered Macaw
- Genus Rhynchopsitta
- Thick-billed ParrotThick-billed ParrotThe Thick-billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha is an endangered, medium-sized, up to 38 cm long, bright green parrot with a large black bill and a red forecrown, shoulder and thighs...
, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha - Maroon-fronted ParrotMaroon-fronted ParrotThe Maroon-fronted Parrot is a large, macaw-like parrot. It is dark green with a dark red shoulder and a maroon forehead and eye-stripe. Its underside of the wings and tail appear to be black when it is in flight. It makes a high, rolling cr-a ak sound...
, Rhynchopsitta terrisi
- Thick-billed Parrot
- Genus Ognorhynchus
- Yellow-eared ParrotYellow-eared ParrotThe Yellow-eared Parrot , is an endangered parrot of tropical America. It is found in the western Andes in Colombia and Ecuador and is closely associated to the wax palm Ceroxylon sp. which is itself endangered.-Range and habitat:The Yellow-eared Parrot nests and lives among wax palms in a few...
, Ognorhynchus icterotis
- Yellow-eared Parrot
- Genus Guarouba
- Golden Parakeet, Guarouba guarouba
- Genus Leptosittaca
- Golden-plumed ParakeetGolden-plumed ParakeetThe Golden-plumed Parakeet is a Neotropical parrot species within the Psittacidae family, belonging to the monotypic genus Leptosittaca. This somewhat Aratinga-like species is found in humid temperate highland forests, especially with Podocarpus, on the east Andean slope in Colombia, Ecuador, and...
, Leptosittaca branickii
- Golden-plumed Parakeet
- Genus Conuropsis
- Carolina ParakeetCarolina ParakeetThe Carolina Parakeet was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States. It was found from the Ohio Valley to the Gulf of Mexico, and lived in old forests along rivers. It was the only species at the time classified in the genus Conuropsis...
, Conuropsis carolinensis (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
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- Carolina Parakeet
- Genus AratingaAratingaAratinga is a genus of American parakeets. They belong to the long-tailed group and are among the genera often called conures in aviculture. Most are predominantly green, although a few are predominantly yellow or orange. They are social and commonly seen in groups in the wild...
- Blue-crowned ParakeetBlue-crowned ParakeetThe Blue-crowned Parakeet, Blue-crowned Conure, or Sharp-tailed Conure is a parakeet native to large parts of South America, from eastern Colombia in the north to northern Argentina in the south...
, Aratinga acuticaudata - Green ParakeetGreen ParakeetThe Green Parakeet , is a medium-sized parrot that is native to Central America, from Mexico south to northern Nicaragua. These birds have established self sustaining populations in some cities in southeast Texas in the United States. It is unclear if the US population are feral released birds...
, Aratinga holochlora- Pacific ParakeetPacific ParakeetThe Pacific Parakeet or Nicaraguan Green Conure is a subspecies of the Green Parakeet. It was long considered a distinct species....
, Aratinga (holochlora) strenua
- Pacific Parakeet
- Socorro ParakeetSocorro ParakeetThe Socorro Parakeet is a subspecies of the Green Parakeet. It was formerly considered a distinct species, and some taxonomists still consider it so. It is endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests...
, Aratinga brevipes - Red-throated ParakeetRed-throated ParakeetThe Red-throated Parakeet , also called Red-throated Conure, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes...
, Aratinga rubritorquis - Scarlet-fronted ParakeetScarlet-fronted ParakeetThe Scarlet-fronted Parakeet or is a long-tailed South American species of parrot, which is sometimes called the Scarlet-fronted Conure or Wagler's Conure.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....
, Aratinga wagleri - Mitred ParakeetMitred ParakeetThe Mitred Parakeet , also known as the Mitred Conure in aviculture, is a species of green and red parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is native to the forests and woodlands in the Andes from north-central Peru, south through Bolivia, to north-western Argentina, with introduced populations in...
, Aratinga mitrata- Chapman's Parakeet, Aratinga (mitrata) alticola (proposed as monotypic species)
- Hocking's Parakeet, Aratinga hockingi (possible new species first described in 2006)
- Red-masked ParakeetRed-masked ParakeetThe Red-masked Parakeet, Aratinga erythrogenys, is a medium-sized parrot from Ecuador and Peru. It is popular as a pet and considered a good talker. It is known in aviculture as the Cherry-headed Conure.-Description:...
, Aratinga erythrogenys - Crimson-fronted ParakeetCrimson-fronted ParakeetThe Finsch's Parakeet also called Finsch's Conure or Crimson-fronted Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and some parts of Costa Rica and Panama....
, Aratinga finschi - White-eyed Parakeet, Aratinga leucophthalmus
- Cuban ParakeetCuban ParakeetThe Cuban Parakeet or Catey is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family that is endemic to the island of Cuba. It was extirpated from the Isla de la Juventud south of Cuba soon after 1900....
, Aratinga euops - Guadeloupe ParakeetGuadeloupe ParakeetThe Guadeloupe Parakeet might have been a species of parrot that was endemic to Guadeloupe.Jean-Baptiste Labat described a population of small parrots living on Guadeloupe, which have been postulated to be a separate species based on little evidence. They were called Conurus labati, and are now...
, Aratinga labati (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
) - Hispaniolan ParakeetHispaniolan ParakeetThe Hispaniolan Parakeet, Conure Maîtresse, Aratinga De La Española, or Perico is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola...
, Aratinga chloroptera - Sun Parakeet, Aratinga solstitialis
- Sulphur-breasted ParakeetSulphur-breasted ParakeetThe Sulphur-breasted Parakeet is a species of parrot from Brazil and Suriname. It resembles the closely related Sun Parakeet.-Taxonomy:...
, Aratinga maculata - Jandaya Parakeet, Aratinga jandaya
- Golden-capped ParakeetGolden-capped ParakeetThe Golden-capped Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat...
, Aratinga auricapilla - Dusky-headed ParakeetDusky-headed ParakeetThe Dusky-headed Parakeet , also known as the or Weddell's Conure or Dusky-headed Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot found in wooded habitats in the western Amazon Basin. It prefers semi-open habitats such as várzea, forest edge and forest remnants, but can also be found in coffee...
, Aratinga weddellii - Brown-throated ParakeetBrown-throated ParakeetThe Brown-throated Parakeet , commonly known as the St. Thomas Conure or Brown-throated Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family...
, Aratinga pertinax - Olive-throated ParakeetOlive-throated ParakeetThe Olive-throated Parakeet , also known as the Olive-throated Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family...
, Aratinga nana - Orange-fronted ParakeetOrange-fronted ParakeetThe Orange-fronted Parakeet or Orange-fronted Conure , also known as the Half-moon Conure, is a medium-sized parrot which is a resident from western Mexico to Costa Rica.-Taxonomy:There are three subspecies:...
, Aratinga canicularis - Peach-fronted ParakeetPeach-fronted ParakeetThe Peach-fronted Parakeet , more commonly known as the Peach-fronted Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is widespread and often common in semi-open and open habitats in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, far northern Argentina and southern Suriname...
, Aratinga aurea - Cactus (Caatinga) ParakeetCactus ParakeetThe Caatinga Parakeet or Cactus Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Caatinga region in north-eastern Brazil.-External links:* Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles* from...
, Aratinga cactorum
- Blue-crowned Parakeet
- Genus Nandayus
- Nanday Parakeet, Nandayus nenday
- Genus Cyanoliseus
- Burrowing ParakeetBurrowing ParakeetThe Burrowing Parrot is a bird species in the parrot family. It belongs to the smaller long-tailed Arinae , and is also known as Patagonian Conure. The Burrowing Parrot belongs to the monotypic genus Cyanoliseus, but the species is not monotypic, having several subspecies.It is mainly found in...
, Cyanoliseus patagonus
- Burrowing Parakeet
- Genus PyrrhuraPyrrhuraPyrrhura is a genus of parrots in the Arini tribe. They occur in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America . Most are restricted to humid forest and adjacent habitats, but one species, the Blaze-winged Parakeet, prefers deciduous or gallery woodland, and another, the...
- Blue-throated Parakeet, Pyrrhura cruentata.
- Maroon-bellied ParakeetMaroon-bellied ParakeetThe Maroon-bellied Parakeet is a small parrot found from southeastern Brazil to north-eastern Argentina, including eastern Paraguay and Uruguay...
, Pyrrhura frontalis.- Blaze-winged ParakeetBlaze-winged ParakeetThe Blaze-winged Parakeet , more commonly known as the Blaze-winged Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot found in wooded habitats in the Pantanal-region of Brazil and Paraguay...
, Pyrrhura (frontalis) devillei.
- Blaze-winged Parakeet
- Crimson-bellied ParakeetCrimson-bellied ParakeetThe Crimson-bellied Parakeet , more commonly known as the Crimson-bellied Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in forests in the south-central Amazon Basin in Brazil and Bolivia. It remains locally fairly common, and is consequently considered to be of...
, Pyrrhura perlata (formerly P. rhodogaster). - Pearly ParakeetPearly ParakeetThe Pearly Parakeet , more commonly known as the Pearly Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot that is endemic to east Amazonian forests in Brazil. Its taxonomic history is potentially confusing...
, Pyrrhura lepida (formerly P. perlata). - Green-cheeked ParakeetGreen-cheeked ParakeetThe Green-cheeked Conure , is a small parrot of the genus Pyrrhura.They belong to several genera within a long-tailed group of the New World Parrot subfamily Arinae. The term "conure" is used primarily in bird keeping, though it has appeared in scientific journals...
, Pyrrhura molinae. - Painted ParakeetPainted ParakeetThe Painted Parakeet , more commonly known as the Painted Conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots. Its taxonomy is highly complex, and has undergone significant changes in recent years. As here defined, it is restricted to forests in northern South...
, Pyrrhura picta.- Venezuelan Parakeet, Pyrrhura (picta) emma (traditionally a subspecies of P. leucotis).
- Sinú Parakeet, Pyrrhura (picta) subandina (possibly extinct).
- Todd's (Perijá) Parakeet, Pyrrhura (picta) caeruleiceps.
- Azuero Parakeet, Pyrrhura (picta) eisenmanni.
- Hellmayr's ParakeetHellmayr's ParakeetThe Santarém Parakeet , also known as the Hellmayr's Parakeet or, in aviculture, the Hellmayr's Conure or Santarém Conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in the eastern and central sections of the Amazon basin south of the Amazon River, only just extending onto the...
, Pyrrhura amazonum (traditionally a subspecies of P. picta).- Madeira Parakeet, Pyrrhura (amazonum) snethlageae.
- Deville's ParakeetDeville's ParakeetThe Bonaparte's Parakeet , also known as the Deville's Parakeet, or, in aviculture, the Deville's Conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is restricted to the Brazilian state of Amazonas south of the Solimões river.-Description:Total length ca. 22 cm...
, Pyrrhura lucianii (traditionally a subspecies of P. picta). - Rose-fronted Parakeet or Red-crowned Parakeet, Pyrrhura roseifrons (traditionally a subspecies of P. picta).
- Wavy-breasted Parakeet, Pyrrhura (roseifrons) peruviana.
- White-eared (Maroon-faced) ParakeetWhite-eared ParakeetThe White-eared Parakeet or Maroon-faced Parakeet is a small parrot belonging to the genus Pyrrhura. As here defined, it is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil...
, Pyrrhura leucotis.- Grey-breasted ParakeetGrey-breasted ParakeetThe Grey-breasted Parakeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to Ceará in north-eastern Brazil and restricted to a few mountains with relatively humid forest and woodland in a region otherwise dominated by arid Caatinga.Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of...
, Pyrrhura (leucotis) griseipectus.
- Grey-breasted Parakeet
- Pfrimer's ParakeetPfrimer's ParakeetThe Pfrimer's Parakeet , in aviculture also known as Pfrimer's Conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to Goiás and Tocantins in Brazil. It is restricted to deciduous and semi-deciduous Caatinga forest.It has often been considered a subspecies of the White-eared...
, Pyrrhura pfrimeri (traditionally a subspecies of P. leucotis). - Fiery-shouldered ParakeetFiery-shouldered ParakeetThe Fiery-shouldered Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
, Pyrrhura egregia. - Santa Marta ParakeetSanta Marta ParakeetThe Santa Marta Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Colombia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
, Pyrrhura viridicata. - Maroon-tailed ParakeetMaroon-tailed ParakeetThe Maroon-tailed Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....
, Pyrrhura melanura. - El Oro ParakeetEl Oro ParakeetThe El Oro Parakeet, Conure D'Orcès, Cotorra De El Oro, or Perico De El Oro is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family, endemic to Ecuador...
, Pyrrhura orcesi. - Black-capped (Rock) ParakeetBlack-capped ParakeetThe Black-capped Parakeet or Rock Parakeet , also known as the Black-capped Conure or Rock Conure in aviculture, is a parrot native to the south-western Amazon Basin and adjacent east Andean slopes in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil...
, Pyrrhura rupicola. - White-necked ParakeetWhite-necked ParakeetThe White-breasted Parakeet or White-necked Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in southern Ecuador and adjacent northern Peru....
, Pyrrhura albipectus. - Flame-winged (Brown-breasted) ParakeetFlame-winged ParakeetThe Flame-winged Parakeet , also known as the Brown-breasted Parakeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to forest edge and shrub at altitudes of 1700–3400 m. on the east Andean slope in Colombia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife...
, Pyrrhura calliptera. - Red-eared ParakeetRed-eared ParakeetThe Blood-eared Parakeet or Red-eared Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Venezuela....
, Pyrrhura hoematotis. - Rose-headed (Rose-crowned) ParakeetRose-headed ParakeetThe Rose-crowned Parakeet also known as Rose-headed Parakeet, Conure Tête-de-feu, Rose-Crowned Conure, or Perico Cabecirrojo is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Venezuela....
, Pyrrhura rhodocephala. - Sulphur-winged ParakeetSulphur-winged ParakeetThe Sulphur-winged Parakeet , also known as the Hoffmann's Conure in aviculture, is a medium-small parrot endemic to humid highland forests and woodlands in Costa Rica and western Panama. It occurs up to 3000 m asl, and locally down to 1300 m in the wet season...
, Pyrrhura hoffmanni.
- Genus EnicognathusEnicognathusEnicognathus is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It contains the following species:* Slender-billed Parakeet * Austral Parakeet...
- Austral ParakeetAustral ParakeetThe Austral Parakeet, Austral Conure or Emerald Parakeet, Enicognathus ferrugineus, is a parrot found on the southern tip of South America - further south than any other parrot - ranging as far north as Temuco. It is a fairly large conure, 35cm...
, Enicognathus ferrugineus - Slender-billed ParakeetSlender-billed ParakeetThe Slender-billed Parakeet , is a bird species in the parrot family. It belongs to the smaller long-tailed Arinae , and is consequently also known as Slender-billed Conure....
, Enicognathus leptorhynchus
- Austral Parakeet
- Genus ForpusForpusForpus is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It contains the following species:* Mexican Parrotlet * Green-rumped Parrotlet * Blue-winged Parrotlet...
- Mexican ParrotletMexican ParrotletThe Mexican Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
, Forpus cyanopygius - Green-rumped ParrotletGreen-rumped ParrotletThe Green-rumped Parrotlet, Forpus passerinus, is a small parrot. It is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America, from Caribbean regions of Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south and east to the Guianas and Brazil, on the downstream Amazon River...
, Forpus passerinus - Blue-winged ParrotletBlue-winged ParrotletThe Blue-winged Parrotlet is a small parrot found in much of South America. It includes the Turquoise-rumped Parrotlet , which sometimes is treated as a separate species. The Blue-winged Parrotlet is mainly found in lowlands, but locally up to 1200m in south-eastern Brazil...
, Forpus xanthopterygius - Spectacled ParrotletSpectacled ParrotletThe Spectacled Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela....
, Forpus conspicillatus - Dusky-billed ParrotletDusky-billed ParrotletThe Dusky-billed Parrotlet , also known as the Sclater's Parrotlet, is a small species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest in South America, where it is locally fairly common; it is in the Andes, and the Amazonian foothills; also the Amazon River outlet, and...
, Forpus sclateri - Pacific ParrotletPacific ParrotletThe Pacific Parrotlet , also known as Lesson's Parrotlet or the Celestial Parrotlet, is a species of small parrot in the Psittacidae family, native to Ecuador and Peru...
, Forpus coelestis - Yellow-faced ParrotletYellow-faced ParrotletThe Yellow-faced Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to dry woodland, riparian thickets and scrub in the Marañón Valley in northern Peru....
, Forpus xanthops
- Mexican Parrotlet
- Genus BrotogerisBrotogerisBrotogeris is a genus of small parrots endemic to Central and South America. The closest relative is the Monk Parakeet. They eat seeds and fruit.-Taxonomy:List of species of the genus:* Plain Parakeet, Brotogeris tirica...
- Plain ParakeetPlain ParakeetThe Plain Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest...
, Brotogeris tirica - Canary-winged ParakeetCanary-winged ParakeetThe White-winged Parakeet , also known as the Canary-winged Parakeet, is a small parrot native to the Amazon River basin from southeast Colombia to the River’s mouth in Brazil...
, Brotogeris versicolurus - Yellow-chevroned ParakeetYellow-chevroned ParakeetThe Yellow-chevroned Parakeet is native to tropical South America south of the Amazon River basin from central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.Caged birds have been released in some areas and the birds have established self sustaining populations in the Los Angeles,...
, Brotogeris chiriri - Grey-cheeked ParakeetGrey-cheeked ParakeetThe Grey-cheeked Parakeet , less commonly known as Fire-winged Parakeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.-Taxonomy:The Grey-cheeked Parakeet was described and named by John Latham in 1801.-Description:...
, Brotogeris pyrrhopterus - Orange-chinned ParakeetOrange-chinned ParakeetThe Orange-chinned Parakeet , also known as the Tovi Parakeet, is a small mainly green parrot of the Brotogeris genus. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela...
, Brotogeris jugularis - Cobalt-winged ParakeetCobalt-winged ParakeetThe Cobalt-winged Parakeet is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots.It is found in the eastern Andean foothills, the far western Amazonian regions in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia; in Brazil, the Amazon Basin states of Amazonas, Acre, and Rondonia.Its...
, Brotogeris cyanoptera - Tui ParakeetTui ParakeetThe Tui Parakeet is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots.It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Peru and Bolivia; also a minor range into eastern Ecuador, and the river border of far south-eastern Colombia.It is restricted to várzea and other wooded...
, Brotogeris sanctithomae - Golden-winged ParakeetGolden-winged ParakeetThe Golden-winged Parakeet is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots.It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, , and Venezuela in the eastern Amazon Basin and the lower Orinoco River region of eastern Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
, Brotogeris chrysopterus
- Plain Parakeet
- Genus Myiopsitta
- Monk ParakeetMonk ParakeetThe Monk Parakeet, also known as the Quaker Parrot, is a species of parrot, in most treatments the only member of the genus Myiopsitta. It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of Argentina and the surrounding countries in South America...
, Myiopsitta monachus - Cliff Parakeet, Myiopsitta luchsi
- Monk Parakeet
- Genus BolborhynchusBolborhynchusBolborhynchus is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It contains the following species:* Andean Parakeet, Bolborhynchus orbygnesius* Barred Parakeet, Bolborhynchus lineola* Rufous-fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons...
- Andean ParakeetAndean ParakeetThe Andean Parakeet, Bolborhynchus orbygnesius, is a small parrot found in the upland wooded valleys of the central eastern Andes in Bolivia and Peru, at elevations of to . It is solid green, darker above and lighter below, with some blue visible on wings when flying. It has a pale bill and...
, Bolborhynchus orbygnesius - Barred ParakeetBarred ParakeetThe Barred Parakeet , also known as Lineolated Parakeet, Catherine Parakeet or 'Linnies' for short, is a small parrot found disjunctly in highland forests from southern Mexico to Panama, in the Andes from western Venezuela to southern Peru, the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia and the Venezuelan...
, Bolborhynchus lineola - Rufous-fronted ParakeetRufous-fronted ParakeetThe Rufous-fronted Parakeet, Toui À Front Roux, or Catita Frentirrufa is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Colombia....
, Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons
- Andean Parakeet
- Genus PsilopsiagonPsilopsiagonPsilopsiagon is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It contains the following species:* Mountain Parakeet * Grey-hooded Parakeet...
- Grey-hooded ParakeetGrey-hooded ParakeetThe Grey-hooded Parakeet , also known as the Aymara Parakeet and the Sierra Parakeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile....
, Psilopsiagon aymara - Mountain ParakeetMountain ParakeetThe Mountain Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...
, Psilopsiagon aurifrons
- Grey-hooded Parakeet
- Genus NannopsittacaNannopsittacaNannopsittaca is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It contains the following species:* Tepui Parrotlet * Manu Parrotlet...
- Tepui ParrotletTepui ParrotletThe Tepui Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela....
, Nannopsittaca panychlora - Amazonian ParrotletAmazonian ParrotletThe Manu Parrotlet or Amazonian Parrotlet is a recently described species of parrot native to the western Amazon basin, from southern Peru to northwest Bolivia. It is found in lowland forests near bamboo and rivers. It has a stocky build akin to a small Amazon parrot...
, Nannopsittaca dachilleae
- Tepui Parrotlet
- Genus TouitTouitTouit is a genus of Neotropical parrots in the Psittacidae family.It contains the following species:* Lilac-tailed Parrotlet, Touit batavicus* Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet, Touit huetii...
- Lilac-tailed ParrotletLilac-tailed ParrotletThe Lilac-tailed Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
, Touit batavica - Scarlet-shouldered ParrotletScarlet-shouldered ParrotletThe Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
, Touit huetii - Red-fronted ParrotletRed-fronted ParrotletThe Red-fronted Parrotlet, Touit costaricensis, is a parrot in Central America in Costa Rica and Panama. It is 15cm, green with a short tail, red forehead, lores, and under eye, red shoulders and leading edge of underwing, and the remaining underwing coverts yellow...
, Touit costaricensis - Blue-fronted ParrotletBlue-fronted ParrotletThe Blue-fronted Parrotlet, Touit dilectissimus, is also known as the Red-winged Parrotlet . It is a parrot in N. South America from E. Panama down the west coastal Andes to Peru, with a second population around and south of Lake Maracaibo...
, Touit dilectissima (also called Red-winged Parrotlet) - Sapphire-rumped ParrotletSapphire-rumped ParrotletThe Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
, Touit purpurata - Brown-backed ParrotletBrown-backed ParrotletThe Brown-backed Parrotlet, Touit melanonotus, also known as the Black-backed Parrotlet, the Black-eared Parrotlet, and Wied's Parrotlet, is a small green parrot found in SE Brazil from Bahia to southern Sao Paulo. It has a dark brown mantle and back, brown ear coverts, and red outer tail with...
, Touit melanonota - Golden-tailed ParrotletGolden-tailed ParrotletThe Golden-tailed Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Touit surda - Spot-winged ParrotletSpot-winged ParrotletThe Spot-winged Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Touit stictoptera
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
- Genus PionitesCaiqueThe Caiques are species of parrots in the genus Pionites. There are two main species, the White-bellied Parrot and the Black-headed Parrot . They are relatively small and stocky, with a short, square tail. Due to their very brght, pure colors they are considered among the more beautiful parrot...
- Black-headed CaiqueBlack-headed ParrotThe Black-headed Parrot , also known as the Black-headed Caique, Black-capped Parrot or Pallid Parrot The Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus; sometimes incorrectly Pionites melanocephala), also known as the Black-headed Caique, Black-capped Parrot or Pallid Parrot The Black-headed Parrot...
, Pionites melanocephala - White-bellied CaiqueWhite-bellied ParrotThe White-bellied Parrot , in aviculture often referred to as the White-bellied Caique, is one of the two species in the genus Pionites of the Psittacidae family; the other species being the allopatric Black-headed Parrot...
, Pionites leucogaster
- Black-headed Caique
- Genus Deroptyus
- Red-fan ParrotRed-fan ParrotThe Red-fan Parrot , also known as the Hawk-headed Parrot, is an unusual New World parrot hailing from the Amazon Rainforest...
, Deroptyus accipitrinus
- Red-fan Parrot
- Genus PyriliaPyriliaPyrilia is a genus of parrots in the family Psittacidae. It was recently split from the now-monotypic Pionopsitta, and then briefly moved to Gypopsitta. But as Pyrilia was published a few months before Gypopsitta, the latter is a junior synonym.All are relatively short-tailed parrots that are...
(previously included in Pionopsitta).- Vulturine ParrotVulturine ParrotThe Vulturine Parrot , not to be confused with Pesquet's Parrot , is a Neotropical parrot, which is endemic to humid forest and adjacent habitats in the eastern Amazon of Brazil.-Taxonomy:...
, Pyrilia vulturina - Bald Parrot, Pyrilia aurantiocephala
- Brown-hooded ParrotBrown-hooded ParrotThe Brown-hooded Parrot is a small parrot which is a resident breeding species from southeastern Mexico to north-western Colombia. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Pionopsitta, which now is restricted to the type species, the Pileated Parrot. It is sometimes considered conspecific with...
, Pyrilia haematotis - Rose-faced ParrotRose-faced ParrotThe Rose-faced Parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with theBrown-hooded Parrot , and was formerly placed in Pionopsitta which is now monotypic...
, Pyrilia pulchra - Orange-cheeked ParrotOrange-cheeked ParrotThe Orange-cheeked Parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Pionopsitta which is now monotypic....
, Pyrilia barrabandi - Saffron-headed ParrotSaffron-headed ParrotThe Saffron-headed Parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It was previously placed in the genus Pionopsitta, but moved out, as it is not as close to the type species Pionopsitta pileata as it was believed...
, Pyrilia pyrilia - Caica ParrotCaica ParrotThe Caica Parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It was formerly placed in Pionopsitta which is now monotypic. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela....
, Pyrilia caica
- Vulturine Parrot
- Genus Pionopsitta
- Pileated ParrotPileated ParrotThe Pileated Parrot , also known as the Red-capped Parrot , is a medium-small species of parrot with a total length of about 22 cm . It is found in or near Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, far north-eastern Argentina, and eastern Paraguay...
, Pionopsitta pileata
- Pileated Parrot
- Genus HapalopsittacaHapalopsittacaHapalopsittaca is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It contains the following species:* Rusty-faced Parrot * Red-faced Parrot * Fuertes's Parrot...
- Black-winged ParrotBlack-winged ParrotAlso known as Black-eared Parrot, Peruvian Black-winged Parrot.The Black-winged Parrot, Hapalopsittaca melanotis, is a small stocky parrot found in the eastern Andes. It is largely green with large black patches on wings, dull yellow around eyes, blue-grey beak, and distinct patches over the ears....
, Hapalopsittaca melanotis - Rusty-faced ParrotRusty-faced ParrotThe Rusty-faced Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:*...
, Hapalopsittaca amazonina - Indigo-winged ParrotIndigo-winged ParrotThe Fuertes's Parrot , also known as Indigo-winged Parrot, is a critically endangered parrot which has a highly restricted range on the west slope of the Central Andes of Colombia. The Fuertes's Parrot is about a foot long and is green with indigo wing feathers, red shoulders, and a blue crown...
, Hapalopsittaca fuertesi - Red-faced ParrotRed-faced ParrotThe Red-faced Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
, Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops
- Black-winged Parrot
- Genus Graydidascalus
- Short-tailed ParrotShort-tailed ParrotThe Short-tailed Parrot is the only species of the genus Graydidascalus. It is found along both banks of the Amazon river and other major Amazonian rivers in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru...
, Graydidascalus brachyurus
- Short-tailed Parrot
- Genus Salvatoria see Alipiopsitta
- Genus Alipiopsitta
- Yellow-faced ParrotYellow-faced ParrotThe Yellow-faced Parrot , formerly also known as the Yellow-faced Amazon, is the only species of the genus Alipiopsitta. It is a Neotropical parrot , and was classified in the genus Amazona for many years. It is a predominantly green and yellow-plumaged bird with a yellow head...
, ex Salvatoria xanthops; ex Amazona xanthops)
- Yellow-faced Parrot
- Genus PionusPionusPionus is a genus of medium-sized parrots native to Mexico, and Central and South America. Characteristic of the genus are the chunky body, bare eye ring , and short square tail. They are superficially similar to Amazon parrots, but smaller and in flight their wing-strokes are far deeper...
- Blue-headed ParrotBlue-headed ParrotThe Blue-headed Parrot, also known as the Blue-headed Pionus, Pionus menstruus, is a medium large parrot. It is about 27 cm long and they are mainly green with a blue head and neck, and red under tail feathers. It is a resident bird in tropical and subtropical South America and southern...
, Pionus menstruus - Red-billed ParrotRed-billed ParrotThe Red-billed Parrot or Red-billed Pionus is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in humid subtropical forests in the Venezuelan Coastal Range, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and in the Andes from Colombia in north to Bolivia in south...
, Pionus sordidus - Scaly-headed ParrotScaly-headed ParrotThe Scaly-headed Parrot is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots. It is also called Scaly-headed Pionus, Maximilian Pionus, Maximilian Parrot, Maximilian's Pionus, or Maximilian's Parrot.It is found in eastern Brazil, central and eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern...
, Pionus maximiliani - White-crowned ParrotWhite-crowned ParrotThe White-crowned Parrot , also known as the White-crowned Pionus in aviculture, is a small parrot which is a resident breeding species from eastern Mexico to western Panama....
, Pionus senilis - Speckle-faced ParrotSpeckle-faced ParrotThe Speckle-faced Parrot is a species of parrot from the humid Andean forests from Colombia, through Ecuador and Peru, to Bolivia...
, Pionus tumultuosus- White-capped Parrot, Pionus (tumultuosus) seniloides
- Bronze-winged ParrotBronze-winged ParrotThe Bronze-winged Parrot is a medium sized pionus parrot 28 cm long. It is a short-tailed stocky parrot found in forest and woodland in north-western South America.-Description:...
, Pionus chalcopterus - Dusky ParrotDusky ParrotThe Dusky Parrot or Dusky Pionus is a medium sized mainly dark brownish-gray parrot of the Pionus genus in the true parrot family....
, Pionus fuscus
- Blue-headed Parrot
- Genus Amazona
- Cuban Amazon, Amazona leucocephala
- Yellow-billed AmazonYellow-billed AmazonThe Yellow-billed Amazon, also called the Jamaican Amazon, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is a predominantly green parrot with a short tail and pink throat and neck...
, Amazona collaria - Hispaniolan AmazonHispaniolan AmazonThe Hispaniolan Amazon or Hispaniolan Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found on Hispaniola , and has been introduced to Puerto Rico, and the U.S...
, Amazona ventralis - Puerto Rican Amazon, Amazona vittata
- Yellow-lored AmazonYellow-lored AmazonThe Yucatan Amazon , also known as the Yellow-lored Amazon, Yucatan Parrot or Yellow-lored Parrot is a species of Amazon parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Belize, Honduras, and Mexico...
, Amazona xantholora - White-fronted Amazon, Amazona albifrons
- Black-billed AmazonBlack-billed AmazonThe Black-billed Amazon, Amazona agilis, is a parrot endemic to Jamaica. Sometimes called the Black-billed Parrot, this Amazon parrot is mostly green with small patches of red on the wing and sometimes flecked on the head. Its bill makes it easy to separate from most other Amazons, including the...
, Amazona agilis - Tucumán AmazonTucumán AmazonThe Tucumán Amazon, Amazona tucumana is a medium-sized species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is mainly green and has red at the front of its head above its pale beak. It is found in woodland in the Yungas of Argentina and Bolivia...
, Amazona tucumana - Red-spectacled AmazonRed-spectacled AmazonThe Red-spectacled Amazon is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
, Amazona pretrei - Red-crowned Amazon, Amazona viridigenalis
- Lilac-crowned Amazon, Amazona finschi
- Red-lored Amazon, Amazona autumnalis
- Blue-cheeked AmazonBlue-cheeked AmazonThe Blue-cheeked Amazon, Amazona dufresniana, also known as Blue-cheeked Parrot or Dufresne's Amazon, is a parrot found in northeast South America in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and possibly far northern Brazil. It lives in forest and savanna woodlands up to 1700 m.It is about 34 cm...
, Amazona dufresniana - Red-browed AmazonRed-browed AmazonThe Red-browed Amazon is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil...
, Amazona rhodocorytha - Red-tailed AmazonRed-tailed AmazonThe Red-tailed Amazon , also known as the Red-tailed Parrot, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to coastal regions in the south-east Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná...
, Amazona brasiliensis - Festive AmazonFestive AmazonThe Festive Amazon , also known as the Festive Parrot, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It is associated with forest and woodland growing near major rivers. Locally it is also found in coastal mangroves...
, Amazona festiva - Yellow-shouldered Amazon, Amazona barbadensis
- Blue-fronted AmazonBlue-fronted AmazonThe Blue-fronted Amazon , also called the Turquoise-fronted Amazon and Blue-fronted Parrot, is a South American species of Amazon parrot and one of the most common Amazon parrots kept in captivity as a pet or companion parrot...
, Amazona aestiva - Yellow-headed Amazon, Amazona oratrix
- Yellow-crowned AmazonYellow-crowned AmazonThe Yellow-crowned Amazon or Yellow-crowned Parrot , is a species of parrot, native to the tropical South America and Panama. The taxonomy is highly complex, and the Yellow-headed and Yellow-naped Amazon are sometimes considered subspecies of the Yellow-crowned Amazon...
, Amazona (oratrix) ochrocephala - Yellow-naped Amazon, Amazona (oratrix) auropalliata
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Kawall's AmazonKawall's AmazonThe Kawall's Amazon , also known as the White-faced Amazon, White-cheeked Amazon or Kawall's Parrot, is a relatively large species of parrot in the Psittacidae family...
, Amazona kawalli - Orange-winged Amazon, Amazona amazonica
- Scaly-naped AmazonScaly-naped AmazonThe Scaly-naped Parrot is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....
, Amazona mercenaria - Mealy Amazon, Amazona farinosa
- Vinaceous AmazonVinaceous AmazonThe Vinaceous-breasted Amazon, Amazona vinacea, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
, Amazona vinacea - St. Lucia Amazon, Amazona versicolor
- Red-necked Amazon, Amazona arausiaca
- St. Vincent Amazon, Amazona guildingii
- Imperial Amazon, Amazona imperialis
- Martinique AmazonMartinique AmazonThe Martinique Amazon, Amazona martinicana, was a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It was endemic to Martinique. It became extinct due to habitat loss as Martinique was cleared for agriculture. It has not been recorded since 1722...
, Amazona martinica (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
) - Guadeloupe AmazonGuadeloupe AmazonThe Guadeloupe Parrot was a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It was endemic to Guadeloupe. It was hunted, and by 1779 was already rare. Today it is extinct....
, Amazona violacea (extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
)
- Genus Triclaria
- Blue-bellied ParrotBlue-bellied ParrotThe Blue-bellied Parrot or Purple-bellied Parrot is the only species in its genus. It is generally considered endemic to the humid Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, but there are two unconfirmed records from Misiones in Argentina. It occurs up to 1000 m. .It is a relatively long-tailed...
, Triclaria malachitacea
- Blue-bellied Parrot
See also
- List of parrots
- List of macaws
- List of Amazon parrots
- List of Strigopidae