Pyrilia
Encyclopedia
Pyrilia is a genus
of parrot
s 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 restricted to forests in the Neotropics. Their head or face contrasts clearly with the mainly green body, and they have a brownish or olive patch on the chest.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of parrot
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...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Psittacidae. It was recently split from the now-monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
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 restricted to forests in the Neotropics. Their head or face contrasts clearly with the mainly green body, and they have a brownish or olive patch on the chest.
Species
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Bald Parrot or Orange-headed Parrot, Pyrilia aurantiocephala
- 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