Category: South America

Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Amazona aestiva | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Turquoise-fronted Amazon | [FR] Amazone a front bleu | [DE] Rotbug-Amazone | [ES] Loro Hablador (Arg, Bo), Amazona Frentiazul | [NL] Blauwvoorhoofdamazone | [copyright picture] Snowmanradio Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Amazon parrot is the common name for a parrot of […]

Rose-faced Parrot (Pyrilia pulchra)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Pyrilia pulchra | [authority] Berlepsch, 1897 | [UK] Rose-faced Parrot | [FR] Caique a joues roses | [DE] Rosenwangen-Papagei | [ES] Lorito Carirrosado | [NL] Rozewangpapegaai | [copyright picture] Steve Blain Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Pyrilia pulchra SA w Colombia to nw Ecuador Genus The genus […]

Rose-fronted Parakeet (Pyrrhura roseifrons)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Pyrrhura roseifrons | [authority] Gray, 1859 | [UK] Rose-fronted Parakeet | [FR] Conure rougissante | [DE] Rotscheitelsittich | [ES] Cotorra Pintada | [NL] Roodschedelparkiet | [copyright picture] Tom Friedel Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Pyrrhura includes a rich set of small to medium-sized species of parakeets, mostly […]

Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Enicognathus ferrugineus | [authority] Muller, 1776 | [UK] Austral Parakeet | [FR] Conure magellanique | [DE] Smaragdsittich | [ES] Cachana (Arg, Cl), Cotorra Cachana | [NL] Magelhaenparkiet | [copyright picture] Richard Wolf Subspecies Monotypic species Genus This genus comprises two species. The Slender-billed Parakeet (Enicognathus leptorhynchus), is a […]

Blue-crowned Parakeet (Aratinga acuticaudata)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Aratinga acuticaudata | [authority] Vieillot, 1818 | [UK] Blue-crowned Parakeet | [FR] Conure a tete bleue | [DE] Spitzschwanz-Sittich | [ES] Calancate (Arg,Bo), Aratinga Cabeciazul | [NL] Blauwkoparatinga | [copyright picture] Larry McGlinn Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The parrot genus Aratinga comprises 24 species. Aratinga is a genus […]

Andean Parakeet (Bolborhynchus orbygnesius)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Bolborhynchus orbygnesius | [authority] Souance, 1856 | [UK] Andean Parakeet | [FR] Toui d’orbigny | [DE] Andensittich | [ES] Catita Andina | [NL] Andesparkiet | [copyright picture] El Blog Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Bolborhynchus orbygnesius SA Peru to nc Bolivia Genus Most of the representatives of […]

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Myiopsitta monachus | [authority] Boddaert, 1783 | [UK] Monk Parakeet | [FR] Perruche-moine | [DE] Monchsittich | [ES] Cotorra (Arg), Cotorra Argentina, Perico Monje | [NL] Monniksparkiet | [copyright picture] A.J. Hand Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Monk Parakeet, also known as the Quaker Parrot, (Myiopsitta monachus) is […]

Rose-crowned Parakeet (Pyrrhura rhodocephala)

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Pyrrhura rhodocephala | [authority] Sclater and Salvin, 1871 | [UK] Rose-crowned Parakeet | [FR] Conure a calotte rose | [DE] Rotkopf-Sittich | [ES] Cotorra Coronirroja | [NL] Roodkopparkiet | [copyright picture] Nick Athanas Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Pyrrhura rhodocephala SA w Venezuela Genus The genus Pyrrhura […]