[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Alisterus amboinensis | [authority] Linnaeus, 1766 | [UK] Moluccan King Parrot | [FR] Perruche tricolor | [DE] Amboinasittich | [ES] Papagayo Moluqueno | [NL] Molukse Koningsparkiet | [copyright picture] Loro Parque Fundacion Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Classified in the subfamily Psittacinae within the true parrot family, the genus […]

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Loriculus amabilis | [authority] Wallace, 1862 | [UK] Moluccan Hanging Parrot | [FR] Coryllis des Moluques | [DE] Zierpapageichen | [ES] Loriculo Amable | [NL] Molukse Vleermuisparkiet | [copyright picture] Martinuk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Loriculus amabilis AU Moluccas Genus This genus ranges throughout the greater […]

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Psittacella modesta | [authority] Schlegel, 1873 | [UK] Modest Tiger Parrot | [FR] Perruche olive | [DE] Olivpapagei | [ES] Lorito Tigre Modesto | [NL] Kleine Tijgerparkiet | [copyright picture] Nik Borrow Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Psittacella is the sole extant representative of a lineage that branched very […]

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Aratinga mitrata | [authority] Tschudi, 1844 | [UK] Mitred Parakeet | [FR] Conure mitree | [DE] Rotmasken-Sittich | [ES] Buhito Menor (HN) | [NL] Roodmaskeraratinga | [copyright picture] Bill King Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The parrot genus Aratinga comprises 24 species. Aratinga is a genus of American parakeets. […]

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Prioniturus waterstradti | [authority] Rothschild, 1904 | [UK] Mindanao Racket-tail | [FR] Palette de Mindanao | [DE] Mandanao-Spatelschwanzpapagei | [ES] Lorito Momoto de Mindanao | [NL] Mindanao-vlagstaartpapegaai | [copyright picture] Romy Ocon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The taxonomy of racquet-tail parrots, genus Prioniturus, has been often revised with […]

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Ara militaris | [authority] Linnaeus, 1766 | [UK] Military Macaw | [FR] Ara militaire | [DE] Soldatenara | [ES] Guacamayo Verde (Arg), Guacamayo Militar | [NL] Soldatenara | [copyright picture] Birdlife Subspecies Monotypic species Genus There are twelve macaws in the Ara genus. Macaws are very distinctive birds, […]

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Micropsitta finschii | [authority] Ramsay, 1881 | [UK] Finschs Pygmy Parrot | [FR] Micropsitte de Finsch | [DE] Salomonen-Spechtpapagei | [ES] Microloro de Finsch | [NL] Finsch Spechtpapegaai | [copyright picture] Alan Tate Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The pygmy parrots of the subfamily Micropsittinae all belong to the […]

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Pyrrhura egregia | [authority] Sclater, 1881 | [UK] Fiery-shouldered Parakeet | [FR] Conure aile-de-feu | [DE] Feuerbug-Sittich | [ES] Cotorra Egregia | [NL] Roodschouderparkiet | [copyright picture] Tony Tilford Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Pyrrhura includes a rich set of small to medium-sized species of parakeets, mostly […]

[order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Amazona festiva | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Festive Amazon | [FR] Amazone tavoua | [DE] Blaubart-Amazone | [ES] Amazona Festiva | [NL] Blauwbaardamazone | [copyright picture] Rhett A. Butler Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Amazon parrot is the common name for a parrot of the genus Amazona. These […]