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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. .
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.
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 ...
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.
For relevancy, birds of a higher or lower scale of presence (e.g. 1. pan-American or also found on other continents - 2. birds present at local regional level) are included in parent or sub-categories respectively (e.g. "birds of the Americas" or "birds of the Amazon Basin" etc.).
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 ...
The American Ornithological Society, the organization responsible for standardizing English bird names across North and South America, announced Wednesday it is going to rename all species named ...
In the past these parrots were often allied with the conures or other South American parakeets. Recent mitochondrial and nuclear DNA work has found Pionites to be the sister taxon to the Deroptyus (the genus that contains the red-fan parrot); the two genera occupy a basal position in the tribe Arini. [6]