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Pages in category "Parrots of South America" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. .
Northeast South America and along the Colombia/Venezuela border west of Lake Maracaibo Scaly-headed parrot: P. maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820) LC: Paraguay, southern Brazil, and east and central Bolivia Blue-headed parrot: P. menstruus (Linnaeus, 1766) LC: Northern and central South America, excluding the Andes White-crowned parrot: P. senilis (von ...
This is a list of bird species recorded in South America. South America is the "Bird Continent": It boasts records of 3486 species, more than any other. (Much larger Eurasia is second with 3467.) Colombia's list alone numbers 1907 confirmed species, and both Brazil's and Peru's confirmed lists also exceed 1850.
The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America [4] and Australasia. [5] Parrots—along with ravens, crows, jays, and magpies—are among the most intelligent birds, and the ability of some species to imitate human speech enhances their popularity as pets. They form the most variably sized bird order in terms of length; many are vividly ...
Central and South America [39] [40] Lilacine amazon (Amazona autumnalis lilacina) The lilacine amazon is a small parrot, approximately 34 cm long when mature, with primarily green plumage. Like the red-lored amazon, it has red lores and yellow cheeks; its distinguishing features include a fully black beak, and lilac-tipped feathers on its crown.
The neotropical parrots or New World parrots comprise about 150 species in 32 genera found throughout South and Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean islands and the southern United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Among them are some of the most familiar and iconic parrots, including the blue and gold macaw , sun conure , and yellow-headed amazon .
Pages in category "Lists of birds of South America" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The yellow-crowned amazon or yellow-crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) is a species of parrot native to tropical South America, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The taxonomy is highly complex and the yellow-headed (A. oratrix) and yellow-naped amazon (A. auropalliata) are sometimes considered subspecies of the yellow-crowned ...