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The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia. [ 5 ] The Cacatuoidea are quite [ clarification needed ] distinct, having a movable head crest, a different arrangement of the carotid arteries, a gall bladder , differences in the skull bones, [ 6 ] and lack the Dyck texture feathers that—in the Psittacoidea—scatter ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
Articles in the category "Parrots" include articles on any Psittaciformes taxon, or on parrots, parakeets and cockatoos in general. Subcategories This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total.
The taxonomic treatment [3] (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the accompanying bird lists adheres to the conventions of the AOS's (2019) Check-list of North American Birds, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North America birds.
[1] [2] [3] The yellow-faced parrot, Alipiopsitta xanthops, was traditionally placed within the amazon parrot genus, but recent research has shown that it is more closely related to the short-tailed parrot and species from the genus Pionus; as a result, it has been transferred to the monotypic genus Alipiopsitta. [4] [5]
In total there are about 11,000 species of birds described as of 2024, [1] though one estimate of the real number places it at almost 20,000. [2] The order passerines (perching birds) alone accounts for well over 5,000 species. Taxonomy is very fluid in the age of DNA analysis, so comments are made where appropriate, and all numbers are ...
A Wilson's warbler bird in Alaska. The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.
Wisdom, a wild female Laysan albatross. She is the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world as well as the oldest banded bird in the world. Yaren, a stork known for its friendship with a fisherman living in Eskikaraağaç village of Bursa, Turkey; Zelda, a wild turkey who lived at the Battery in New York City from 2003 to 2014