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Parrots, also known as psittacines (/ ˈ s ɪ t ə s aɪ n z /), [1] [2] are the 402 species of birds that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions, of which 387 are extant.
The Saint Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor), also known as the St. Lucia amazon and St. Lucia parrot, is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles and is the country's national bird. [4] [1] [5]
It is endangered and found only in limited mountain rain forest habitats. Pictured in captivity at the Parrot Conservation and Research Centre in Roseau . The avifauna of Dominica , a Caribbean island nation, included a total of 198 species according to Bird Checklists of the World as of October 2024. [ 1 ]
One of the largest parrot conservation groups is the World Parrot Trust, [161] an international organisation. The group gives assistance to worthwhile projects, as well as producing a magazine (PsittaScene) [162] and raising funds through donations and memberships, often from pet parrot owners. On a smaller scale, local parrot clubs raise money ...
Although only 7% of the parrot species are threatened in New Guinea, [2] many are very poorly known, [4] [5] and further information may lead to revisions of their Red List status. Most of the threatened species inhabit the satellite islands of New Guinea, with the exception of Pesquet’s parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus), which lives on the ...
The night parrot remains one of the world's most elusive and mysterious birds. Reliable records of the bird have been few and far between, with efforts to locate the species proving fruitless after an authenticated report from 1912. [7]
The bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) or orange-headed parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the east-central Amazon of Brazil. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is considered near threatened by BirdLife International (and consequently IUCN) due to the widespread deforestation of ...
The red-spectacled amazon is a declining species as it is highly threatened by the destruction of the Aruacaria moist forests and the illegal exotic pet trade. [7] An analysis of the extinct Amazona pretrei population records reveals that the species disappeared due to severe habitat loss, and in the past, the parrot's geographical range was at least 10% larger than the current range.