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Pileated parrot Adult male Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Genus: Pionopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 Species: P. pileata Binomial name Pionopsitta pileata (Scopoli, 1769) The South American pileated parrot (Pionopsitta pileata) is a ...
The family Psittacidae or holotropical parrots is one of three families of true parrots. It comprises the 12 species of subfamily Psittacinae (the Afrotropical parrots) and 167 of subfamily Arinae (the New World or Neotropical parrots ) including several species that have gone extinct in recent centuries.
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]
A pet cockatiel. This parrot is about 32 cm (13 in) long and is by far the smallest and lightest cockatoo. Larger cockatoos can live 30 to 70 years depending on the species, or occasionally longer, and cockatiels can live for about 20 years. As pets they require a long-term commitment from their owners.
The festive amazon (Amazona festiva), also known as the festive parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It is associated with forest (especially Várzea) and woodland growing near major rivers.
The educational programs held in Dominica have reduced the bird trade. [16] The first successful breeding of this species by humans was conducted in 2011. [15] The captive-bred parrot developed fully in 12 weeks and resembled the wild imperial amazon parrots. [17] No one really knew what the reproductive potential of these parrots was.
A pet grey parrot. These intelligent mimics can make interesting pets and companion parrots. They have a devoted following among parrot owners. However, the same qualities mean they require a special commitment by their owners to provide frequent one-on-one interaction and supervised time out of their cages.
The vasa parrots that form the genus Coracopsis are four species of parrot in the Old World parrot family Psittaculidae that are endemic to Madagascar and other islands in the western Indian Ocean. Some taxonomists formerly placed the species in the genus in Mascarinus , but this is now thought to be based on the results of a heavily flawed ...