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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.
Rhynchopsitta Bonaparte, 1854. Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha (Swainson, 1827) (thick-billed parrot) Rhynchopsitta terrisi Moore, 1947 (maroon-fronted parrot) † Rhynchopsitta phillipsi Rea, 1997 - extinct; Rhynchopsitta phillipsi, a larger prehistoric relative, was described from Late Pleistocene fossils found in Nuevo León, Mexico. [7]
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.
Thick-billed parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha (E) (endangered) Maroon-fronted parrot, Rhynchopsitta terrisi (E) (endangered) Barred parakeet, Bolborhynchus lineola; Mexican parrotlet, Forpus cyanopygius (E) (near-threatened) Orange-chinned parakeet, Brotogeris jugularis; Brown-hooded parrot, Pionopsitta haematotis; White-crowned parrot ...
Endemic species include the tufted jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi), green-striped brushfinch (Arremon virenticeps), and thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) which is now endangered from trapping for collections.
The mountains are home to some of the last remaining old growth pine–oak and pine forests in the Sierra Madre Occidental, and are also home to many limited-range and threatened species, including the thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha).
Genus Rhynchopsitta (thick-billed parrots) Bonaparte, 1854 ... Range Picture Thick-billed parrot: R. pachyrhyncha (Swainson, 1827) e EN: Sierra Madre Occidental ...
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