Category: Psittacidae

Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Poicephalus cryptoxanthus | [authority] Peters, 1854 | [UK] Brown-headed Parrot | [FR] Perroquet a tete brune | [DE] Braunkopf-Papagei | [ES] Lorito Cabecipardo | [NL] Bruinkoppapegaai | [copyright picture] Paul Bright Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Poicephalus comprises 10 species of small and medium-sized parrots, which collectively […]

Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Poicephalus fuscicollis | [authority] Gmelin, 1788 | [UK] Brown-necked Parrot | [FR] Perroquet robuste | [DE] Kappapagei | [ES] Lorito Robusto | [NL] Kaapse Papegaai | [copyright picture] Cyril Laubscher Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Poicephalus comprises 10 species of small and medium-sized parrots, which collectively are […]

Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Aratinga pertinax | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Brown-throated Parakeet | [FR] Conure cuivre | [DE] Braunwangen-Sittich | [ES] Aratinga Pertinaz | [NL] Maisparkiet Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The parrot genus Aratinga comprises 24 species. Aratinga is a genus of American parakeets. They belong to the long-tailed group. […]

Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Cyanoliseus patagonus | [authority] Vieillot, 1818 | [UK] Burrowing Parrot | [FR] Conure de Patagonie | [DE] Felsensittich | [ES] Loro Barranquero (Arg, Uy), Loro Barranquero | [NL] Holenparkiet | [copyright picture] Lynn M. Stone Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) is a species belonging […]

Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Trichoglossus haematodus | [authority] Linnaeus, 1771 | [UK] Coconut Lorikeet | [FR] Loriquet arc-en-ciel | [DE] Allfarb-Lori | [ES] Lori Arcoiris | [NL] Regenbooglori | [copyright picture] Jonas Livet Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Genus Trichoglossus comprises an arboreal group of honey-eating Parrakeets. There are eight species and more […]