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Speckle-faced Parrot

Speckle-faced Parrot

Pionus tumultuosus (Tschudi, 1844)

Pionus tumultuosus, the plum-crowned parrot, is a small Andean parrot with distinct plumage and specific Andean forest habitat.

Bronze-winged Parrot

Bronze-winged Parrot

Pionus chalcopterus (Fraser, 1841)

Pionus chalcopterus, the bronze-winged parrot, is a dark Neotropical parrot with defined plumage markings across northwest South America.

White-crowned Parrot

White-crowned Parrot

Pionus senilis (Spix, 1824)

Pionus senilis, the white-crowned parrot, is the rarest Pionus species native to Central America.

Short-tailed Parrot

Short-tailed Parrot

Graydidascalus brachyurus (Kuhl, 1820)

Graydidascalus brachyurus, the short-tailed parrot, is a small green parrot found in northern South American riverine and coastal habitats.

Maroon-faced Parakeet

Maroon-faced Parakeet

Pyrrhura leucotis (Kuhl, 1820)

Pyrrhura leucotis, the white-eared parakeet, is a small parrot found in eastern Brazil, inhabiting lowland forest and plantations.

Ochre-marked Parakeet

Ochre-marked Parakeet

Pyrrhura cruentata (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Pyrrhura cruentata is a colourful Brazilian parakeet now restricted to fragmented, isolated forest reserves in eastern Brazil.

Green-cheeked Parakeet

Green-cheeked Parakeet

Pyrrhura molinae (Massena & Souance, 1854)

Pyrrhura molinae, the green-cheeked parakeet, is a small parrot with multiple subspecies distributed across central South America.

Sulphur-winged Parakeet

Sulphur-winged Parakeet

Pyrrhura hoffmanni (Cabanis, 1861)

Pyrrhura hoffmanni, the sulphur-winged parakeet, is a small parrot with two subspecies found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Pyrrhura melanura (Spix, 1824)

Pyrrhura melanura, the maroon-tailed parakeet, is a small parakeet with multiple subspecies found across the Andes and upper Amazon Basin.

Maroon-bellied Parakeet

Maroon-bellied Parakeet

Pyrrhura frontalis (Vieillot, 1818)

Pyrrhura frontalis, the maroon-bellied parakeet, is a small mostly green Neotropical parakeet with a maroon belly patch.

Gray-breasted Parakeet

Gray-breasted Parakeet

Pyrrhura griseipectus Salvadori, 1900

Pyrrhura griseipectus, the grey-breasted parakeet, is a small parrot endemic to northeastern Brazil with a greatly reduced current range.

Santarém Parakeet

Santarém Parakeet

Pyrrhura amazonum Hellmayr, 1906

Pyrrhura amazonum is a small green parakeet found in Brazil and Bolivia, split into three distinct subspecies.

Painted Parakeet

Painted Parakeet

Pyrrhura picta (Statius Muller, 1776)

Pyrrhura picta, the painted parakeet, is a small parrot found across northern South America in multiple forest types.

Pileated Parrot

Pileated Parrot

Pionopsitta pileata (Scopoli, 1769)

Pionopsitta pileata, the pileated parrot, is a small green parrot with distinct sexual dimorphism found in parts of southeastern South America.

Dusky-headed Parakeet

Dusky-headed Parakeet

Aratinga weddellii (Deville, 1851)

The dusky-headed parakeet, also known as the dusky-headed conure, is a small green Neotropical parrot native to the western Amazon basin.

Jandaya Parakeet

Jandaya Parakeet

Aratinga jandaya (Gmelin, 1788)

Aratinga jandaya, the jandaya parakeet, is a small Brazilian parrot with distinct colorful plumage.

Golden-capped Parakeet

Golden-capped Parakeet

Aratinga auricapillus (Kuhl, 1820)

Aratinga auricapillus, the golden-capped parakeet, is a green parrot native to eastern Brazil that has adapted to human-altered landscapes.

Sun Parakeet

Sun Parakeet

Aratinga solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aratinga solstitialis, the sun conure, is a small colorful South American parrot with detailed physical, distributional and reproductive traits.

Nanday Parakeet

Nanday Parakeet

Nandayus nenday (Vieillot, 1823)

The nanday parakeet is a small mostly green South American parrot with a distinctive black facial mask and beak.

Red-fan Parrot

Red-fan Parrot

Deroptyus accipitrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The red-fan parrot is a distinctive-necked forest parrot that feeds on canopy fruits, with characteristic patterned plumage.

Tui Parakeet

Tui Parakeet

Brotogeris sanctithomae (Statius Muller, 1776)

Brotogeris sanctithomae, the tui parakeet, is a small green parrot with two subspecies native to the Amazon Basin of South America.

White-winged Parakeet

White-winged Parakeet

Brotogeris versicolurus (Statius Muller, 1776)

Brotogeris versicolurus, the white-winged parakeet, is a small mostly green parrot closely related to the yellow-chevroned parakeet.

Orange-chinned Parakeet

Orange-chinned Parakeet

Brotogeris jugularis (Statius Muller, 1776)

Orange-chinned parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) is a small parakeet with two subspecies found across Central and northern South America.

Cobalt-winged Parakeet

Cobalt-winged Parakeet

Brotogeris cyanoptera (Pelzeln, 1870)

Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) is a small mostly green parrot with three described subspecies distributed across western South America.

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