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A fossil parrot, designated Conuropsis fratercula, was described based on a single humerus from the Miocene Sheep Creek Formation (possibly late Hemingfordian, c. 16 mya, possibly later) of Snake River, Nebraska. [18] It was a smaller bird, three-quarters the size of the Carolina parakeet.
The extinct Conuropsis carolinensis, or Carolina parakeet was an exception. Conures are often called the clowns of the parrot world due to their constant attention seeking behavior including hanging upside-down and swaying back and forth or "dancing".
The thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) is a medium-sized parrot endemic to Mexico that formerly ranged into the southwestern United States.Its position in parrot phylogeny is the subject of ongoing discussion; it is sometimes referred to as thick-billed macaw or thick-billed conure.
†Conuropsis The Arini tribe of the neotropical parrots is a monophyletic clade of macaws and parakeets (commonly called conures in aviculture ) characterized by colorful plumage and long, tapering tails.
Genus †Conuropsis Salvadori, 1891 – one species Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture Carolina parakeet
Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Cliff swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota or Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus) Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Common raven (Corvus corax) Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Conuropsis carolinensis: Eastern and Central United States: Last collected in the wild near Lake Okeechobee, Florida in 1904 though unconfirmed reports continued until the 1930s. The last captive individual died in Cincinnati Zoo in 1918. Declined due to hunting, persecution by crop farmers, deforestation, and competition with introduced bees. [71]
The blue-crowned parakeet, blue-crowned conure, or sharp-tailed conure (Thectocercus acuticaudatus) is a small green Neotropical parrot with a blue head and pale beak native to large parts of South America, from eastern Colombia to Curacao in the southern caribbean, and to the northern region of Argentina.