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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.
Myiopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittacidae. They are native to South America, but are found all over Europe, as well. They are known as an invasive species due to the crop damage they cause, which greatly affects the wildlife all across Europe. [2] The monk parakeet is sometimes considered monotypic within the genus.
The Ara macaws are large parrots ranging from 46–51 cm (18–20 in) in length and 285 to 287 g (10 oz) in weight in the chestnut-fronted macaw, to 90–95 cm (35.5–37.5 in) and 1,708 g (60.2 oz) in the green-winged macaw. The wings of these macaws are long and narrow, which is typical for species of parrot which travel long distances in ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Psittacidae: Subfamily: Arinae: Genus: ... The rusty-faced parrot, red-faced parrot and Fuertes's parrot form a ...
Captive blue-cheeked amazon parrots. The international trade in parrots is a lucrative enterprise, and forms an important part of the international wildlife trade. As parrots have become increasingly endangered, many countries have placed restrictions on the trade and/or prohibited the trade altogether. Despite the restriction on trade in many ...
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 white-eyed parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus), known in aviculture as white-eyed conure [4], is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. [5] It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and also on Trinidad. [6]
The guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae, belonging to the monotypic genus Bolbopsittacus [2] and closely related to the lovebirds and hanging parrots. [3] It is endemic to the Philippines and locally known as bubutok. Its common name is derived from its reputation for eating guavas. [2]