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The fiery-shouldered parakeet (Pyrrhura egregia), also known as the fiery-shouldered conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. There are two subspecies, P. e. egregia and P. e. obscura.
Juvenile starting to get a few red feathers on its head. The red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys) [2] is a medium-sized parrot from Ecuador and Peru.It is popular as a pet and are better known in aviculture as the cherry-headed conure [3] or the red-headed conure. [4]
Conures are as diverse a group as African parrots, so trying to characterize them all is difficult and inaccurate. The category conure is loosely defined because they do not currently constitute a natural, scientific grouping. The term conure is now used mostly in aviculture. Scientists tend to refer to these birds as "parrots" or "parakeets".
Neotropical parrots comprise at least two monophyletic clades, one of primarily long-tailed species such as the macaws, conures, and allies, and the other of primarily short-tailed parrots such as amazons and allies. [3] A new species, the bald parrot or orange-headed parrot, was discovered as recently as 2002.
Maroon-tailed parakeet (in front), and black-capped parakeet (behind); illustration by Keulemans, 1891. Pyrrhura (Greek Red/Fire Tail) is a genus of parrots in the Arini tribe. . They occur in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America (Panama and Costa Ric
This colourful parakeet is a predominantly green bird with conspicuous red patches on its belly, rump, and shoulder and before, below and behind the eye. The crown is dark brown to blackish, becoming mottled on the nape of the neck, and there is a broad, bright blue bib on the chest, extending thinly around the back of the neck to form a faint ...
The rose-fronted parakeet (Pyrrhura roseifrons), known as the rose-fronted conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.
The peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea), known as the peach-fronted conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. [4]