Template:Short description Parrots, also known as psittacines (Template:IPAc-en),<ref name=mifflin2000/><ref name=merriam/> 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 order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots).<ref name=Revision/><ref name=Cooper1981/> Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia.<ref name=cooke2004/>

The Cacatuoidea are quiteTemplate:Clarify distinct, having a movable head crest, a different arrangement of the carotid arteries, a gall bladder, differences in the skull bones,<ref name=heatley/> and lack the Dyck texture feathers that—in the Psittacoidea—scatter light to produce the vibrant colours of so many parrots.<ref name=burtt2010/> Lorikeets were previously regarded as a family, Loriidae,<ref name="Forshaw78"/>Template:Rp but are now considered a tribe (Loriini) within the subfamily Loriinae, family Psittaculidae.<ref name="Wright" /><ref name="deKloet" /><ref name="tokita" /> Some species, such as the Puerto Rican amazon (Amazona vittata) have had a population bottleneck (in this case reduced to 13 individuals in 1975) and subsequently have low genetic variability and low reproductive success, leading to complications with conservation.<ref name=brock1992/>

No consensus existed regarding the taxonomy of Psittaciformes until recently. The placement of the Strigopoidea species has been variable in the past.<ref name=sibley1991/> They were once considered part of the Psittacoidea, but recent 21st-century studies place this group of New Zealand species as their own superfamily next to the Cacatuoidea and remaining members of the Psittacoidea.<ref name="Wright"/><ref name="deKloet"/><ref name="tokita"/> Many studies have confirmed the unique placement of this group at the base of the parrot tree.<ref name=Revision/><ref name="Wright"/><ref name=tokita/><ref name=deKloet/> Most authors now recognize this group as a separate taxon<ref name=Revision/><ref name=Christidis/><ref name=livezey2007/> containing two families: Nestoridae and Strigopidae.<ref name=Revision/><ref name =Homberger/> Conversely, the relationships among various cockatoo genera are largely resolved.<ref name="Wright"/><ref name="White"/><ref name=astuti2004/><ref name=adams1984/>

ConventionsEdit

Template:IUCN statuses

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the bird's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN red list for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species listed went extinct after 1500 CE (recently extinct<ref name=iucn/>), and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†".

ClassificationEdit

The order Psittaciformes consists of 387 extant species belonging to 87 genera. The following classification is based on the most recent proposals as of 2012.<ref name="Wright" /><ref name="deKloet" /><ref name="Revision"/>

Superfamily Psittacoidea: true parrots<ref name="Schweizer2010"/>

Superfamily Cacatuoidea: cockatoos<ref name="White"/>

Superfamily Strigopoidea: New Zealand parrots<ref name="Schweizer2011"/>

True parrotsEdit

Family PsittacidaeEdit

Subfamily PsittacinaeEdit

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Genus Psittacus (grey parrots) Linnaeus, 1758 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Grey parrot P. erithacus
Linnaeus, 1758
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Congo Grey Parrot range.jpg File:Psittacus erithacus -perching on tray-8d.jpg
Timneh parrot P. timneh
Fraser, 1844
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Timnehdist.gif File:Psittacus erithacus timneh-parrot on cage.jpg
Genus Poicephalus Swainson, 1837 – ten species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Senegal parrot P. senegalus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Template:IUCN status West Africa (excluding the Maghreb) File:Poicephalus senegalus -Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain-8.jpg
Red-bellied parrot P. rufiventris
(Rüppell, 1842)
Template:IUCN status Eastern Horn of Africa, eastern Kenya, and northeast Tanzania Two parrots with grey heads. One has an orange-red belly, the other is green.
Rüppell's parrot P. rueppellii
(G. R. Gray, 1849)
Template:IUCN status Northern Namibia and the coast of Angola File:Poicephalus rueppellii -Hobatere Lodge, Kamanjab, Namibia-8.jpg
Brown-necked parrot P. fuscicollis
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:IUCN status From Gambia and southern Senegal to Ghana and Togo File:Kapsky.jpg
Cape parrot P. robustus
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Cape parrot range.png File:Poicephalus robustus -South Africa-6a.jpg
Meyer's parrot P. meyeri
(Cretzschmar, 1827)
Template:IUCN status File:Meyer's Parrot, range & races.png File:Poicephalus meyeri -Zimbabwe -two-8-3c.jpg
Red-fronted parrot P. gulielmi
(Jardine, 1849)
Template:IUCN status File:Poicephalus gulielmi - subspecies ranges in Africa.jpg File:Poicephalus gulielmi -Birds of Eden -South Africa-8a-3c.jpg
Yellow-fronted parrot P. flavifrons
(Rüppell, 1842)
Template:IUCN status Western Ethiopia File:Poicephalus flavifrons -near Bishangari Lodge, Ethiopia-8.jpg
Brown-headed parrot P. cryptoxanthus
(Peters, 1854)
Template:IUCN status Southeast African coast File:Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) (11688869593).jpg
Niam-Niam parrot P. crassus
(Sharpe, 1884)
Template:IUCN status Central Central African Republic

Subfamily Arinae (neotropical parrots)Edit

Template:Main article Tribe Arini Template:Main article

Genus Cyanoliseus Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Burrowing parrot C. patagonus
(Vieillot, 1818)
Template:IUCN status Central Argentina stretching to the coasts File:Burrowing Parrot RWD1.jpg
Genus Enicognathus G. R. Gray, 1840 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Slender-billed parakeet E. leptorhynchus
(King, 1831)
Template:IUCN status Central Chilean coast (central meaning halfway between the northern and southern extremes) File:Slender-billed Parakeet.jpg
Austral parakeet E. ferrugineus
(Müller, 1776)
Template:IUCN status Eastern Patagonian coast, southern Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia File:Cachaña.jpg
Genus Rhynchopsitta (thick-billed parrots) Bonaparte, 1854 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Thick-billed parrot R. pachyrhyncha
(Swainson, 1827)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Sierra Madre Occidental File:Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha -Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA-8a.jpg
Maroon-fronted parrot R. terrisi
Moore, 1947
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Sierra Madre Oriental File:Rhynchopsitta terrisi -captive-8a.jpg
Genus Pyrrhura Bonaparte, 1856 – 28 species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Ochre-marked parakeet P. cruentata
(Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Scattered populations around the southeastern coast of Brazil (north of São Paulo) File:Pyrrhura cruentata -two perching-8a.jpg
Maroon-bellied parakeet P. frontalis
(Vieillot, 1818)
Template:IUCN status Southwest Brazil, northern Uruguay, and southern Paraguay File:Maroon-bellied Conure (Pyrrhura frontalis) -Sao Paulo.jpg
Blaze-winged parakeet P. devillei
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Northern Paraguay and Southwest Brazil along the Brazil/(northern) Paraguay border
Crimson-bellied parakeet P. perlata
(Spix, 1824)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Central Brazil and along the Brazil/Bolivia border File:Pyrrhura perlata -captive-8a-1c.jpg
Pearly parakeet P. lepida
(Wagler, 1832)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Northeast Brazil south of the Amazon River File:Pyrrhura lepida -pet-8.jpg
Green-cheeked parakeet P. molinae
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
Template:IUCN status File:Pyrrhura molinae range.jpg File:Pyrrhura molinae -captive-perch-8a-1cp.jpg
Painted parakeet P. picta
(Müller, 1776)
Template:IUCN status Northeast South America, north of the Amazon river and east of the Venezuela/Colombia border File:Venezuelan Parakeet - Perico Pintado ( Pyrrhura picta emma).jpg
Sinú parakeet P. subandina
(Todd, 1917)
Template:IUCN status Sinú Valley in northern Colombia near (but not bordering) the Gulf of Darién
Azuero parakeet P. eisenmanni
Delgado, 1985
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Southwest Azuero Peninsula File:Pyrrhura picta eisenmanni.jpg
Venezuelan parakeet P. emma
Salvadori, 1891
Template:IUCN status Northern coast of Venezuela File:Venezuelan Parakeet - Perico Pintado ( Pyrrhura picta emma) (15839019737) (2).jpg
Santarem parakeet P. amazonum
Hellmayr, 1906
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Central and southeast Amazon in Brazil
Madeira parakeet P. snethlageae
Joseph and Bates, 2002
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Eastern Brazil, west of the Brazil/Bolivia border, south of the Madeira River, and north of the Araguaia River
Bonaparte's parakeet P. lucianii
(Deville, 1851)
Template:IUCN status Northwest Amazon rainforest in Brazil File:Pyrrhura lucianii.jpg
Rose-fronted parakeet P. roseifrons
(Gray, 1859)
Template:IUCN status Along the Peru/Brazil border and Peru/Bolivia border File:Painted Parakeet.jpg
Wavy-breasted parakeet P. peruviana
Hocking, Blake, and Joseph, 2002
Template:IUCN status Along the Marañón river in northern Peru and Ecuador
White-eared parakeet P. leucotis
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Southeast Brazilian coast, north of Rio de Janeiro and south of Salvador de Bahia File:Pyrrhura leucotis leucotis 01.JPG
Grey-breasted parakeet P. griseipectus
Salvadori, 1900
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Scattered populations in northern Ceará, a state in Brazil File:Pyrrhura griseipectus -upper body-8a-2c.jpg
Pfrimer's parakeet P. pfrimeri
de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Dry forest near the Serra Geral
Fiery-shouldered parakeet P. egregia
(Sclater, 1881)
Template:IUCN status Venezuela west of the Rio Caroni, and Guyana east of the Mazaruni River File:Demerara cock.jpg
Santa Marta parakeet P. viridicata
Todd, 1913
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta File:Pyrrhura viridicata (female).jpg
Maroon-tailed parakeet P. melanura
(Spix, 1824)
Template:IUCN status Northwest South America, east of the Andes Mountains File:Pyrrhura melanura berlepschi Keulemans.jpg
El Oro parakeet P. orcesi
Ridgely & Robbins, 1988
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status El Oro Province in Ecuador
File:El Oro Parakeet.jpg
El Oro Parakeets
Black-capped parakeet P. rupicola
(Tschudi, 1844)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Around the Brazil/Peru/Bolivia border within the State of Acre and west of the Andes mountains File:Pyrrhura rupicola -captive-6a.jpg
White-breasted parakeet P. albipectus
Chapman, 1914
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Zamora-Chinchipe Province File:White-breasted Parakeets (Pyrrhua albipectus).jpg
Flame-winged parakeet P. calliptera
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in Colombia File:Pyrrhura calliptera.JPG
Blood-eared parakeet P. hoematotis
de Souancé, 1857
Template:IUCN status Northern coast of Venezuela File:Red-eared Parakeet.jpg
Rose-crowned parakeet P. rhodocephala
(Sclater and Salvin, 1871)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in Venezuela, near Lake Maracaibo File:PyrrhuraRhodocephalaKeulemans.jpg
Sulphur-winged parakeet P. hoffmanni
(Cabanis, 1861)
Template:IUCN status Continental Divide running through Costa Rica and Panama File:Pyrrhura hoffmanni -Costa Rica-4-4c.jpg
Genus Anodorhynchus (blue macaws) von Spix, 1824 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Glaucous macaw A. glaucus
(Vieillot, 1816)
Template:IUCN status A small population in northeast Argentina near the Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay border File:Aglaucus3.JPG
Hyacinth macaw A. hyacinthinus
(Latham, 1790)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Hyacinth area.png File:Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus -Disney -Florida-8.jpg
Lear's macaw A. leari
Bonaparte, 1856
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Distribuicao-geografica-anodorhynchus-lean.png File:Lear's Macaw Anodorhynchus leari.jpg
Genus Leptosittaca von Berlepsch and Stolzmann, 1894 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Golden-plumed parakeet L. branickii
von Berlepsch and Stolzmann, 1894
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in Peru, Colombia, and near the Ecuador/Peru and Ecuador/Colombia borders File:Leptosittaca branickii -Tapichalaca Reserve-8.jpg
Genus Ognorhynchus Bonaparte, 1857 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Yellow-eared parrot O. icterotis
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Along the Chocó Department/Antioquia Department border File:Ognorhynchus icterotis -Colombia-8.jpg
Genus Diopsittaca Ridgway, 1912 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Southern red-shouldered macaw D. cumanensis
(Lichtenstein, 1823)
Template:IUCN status Brazil, south of the Amazon rainforest File:Diopsittaca nobilis -Parque das Aves, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil-8a.jpg
Northern Red-shouldered Macaw D. nobilis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status Northern coasts of French Guiana and Suriname, northern Guyana, and eastern Venezuela File:Diopsittaca nobilis -pet-2-4c.JPG
Genus Guaruba Lesson, 1830 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Golden parakeet G. guarouba
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Southern border of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, but regionally extinct near the coast File:Guaruba guarouba -Gramado Zoo, Brazil-8a.jpg
Genus Conuropsis Salvadori, 1891 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Carolina parakeet C. carolinensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly the eastern and southern United States A green parrot with light-blue wings, yellow cheeks, an orange forehead, and a white eye-spot
Genus Cyanopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Spix's macaw C. spixii
(Wagler, 1832)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Central eastern Brazil File:Cyanopsitta spixii - Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin - DSC00194.JPG
Genus Orthopsittaca Ridgway, 1912 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Red-bellied macaw O. manilatus
(Boddaert, 1783)
Template:IUCN status File:Orthopsittaca manilat.png File:Orthopsittaca manilata -Brazil-6.jpg
Genus Ara de Lacépède, 1799 – nine species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Great green macaw A. ambiguus
(Bechstein, 1811)
Template:IUCN status File:Ara ambigua distribution cropped.jpg File:Ara ambiguus -captive-8a.jpg
Blue-and-yellow macaw A. ararauna
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status File:Distribution Ara ararauna.svg File:Blue-and-Yellow-Macaw.jpg
Red-and-green macaw A. chloropterus
Gray, 1859
Template:IUCN status File:Distribution Ara chloropterus.svg File:Ara chloropterus -Birmingham Zoo, Alabama, USA-8a.jpg
Blue-throated macaw A. glaucogularis
Dabbene, 1921
Template:IUCN status File:Glaucogulari area.png File:Ara glaucogularis -Cincinnati Zoo-8a.jpg
Scarlet macaw A. macao
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status File:Distribution Ara macao.svg File:Scarlet-Macaw-cr.jpg
Military macaw A. militaris
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Ara militarisVC-s.jpg File:Ara militaris -London Zoo-8a.jpg
Red-fronted macaw A. rubrogenys
de Lafresnaye, 1847
Template:IUCN status File:Rubrogenys area.png File:Ara rubrogenys -Tulsa Zoo, Oklahoma, USA-8a-3c.jpg
Chestnut-fronted macaw A. severus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status File:Ara severus distribution.svg File:Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severa) -Southwicks Zoo c.jpg
Cuban macaw A. tricolor
(Bechstein, 1811)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Cuba and Isla de la Juventud until 1885 File:A. tricolor.jpg
Genus Primolius Bonaparte, 1857 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Golden-collared macaw P. auricollis
(Cassin, 1853)
Template:IUCN status File:P auricollis.png File:Primolius auricollis -Panaewa Rainforest Zoo, Hawaii, USA -two-8a.jpg
Blue-headed macaw P. couloni
(Sclater, 1876)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Southern Peru east of the Andes, and the along the northern Bolivia/Brazil and Bolivia/Peru borders File:Primolius couloni -captive-8a-3cp.jpg
Blue-winged macaw P. maracana
(Vieillot, 1816)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Primolius maracana distribution map.png File:Primolius maracana -two captive-8a.jpg
Genus Aratinga von Spix, 1824 – six species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Golden-capped parakeet A. auricapillus
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Scattered populations in southeast Brazil, north of São Paulo File:Aratinga auricapillus -Jurong Bird Park -8a.jpg
Jandaya parakeet A. jandaya
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status Eastern Brazil File:Aratinga Jandaya -in tree-8.jpg
Sulphur-breasted parakeet A. maculata
(Müller, 1776)
Template:IUCN status Scattered populations in Pará and Amapá (states in Brazil) File:Aratinga pintoi.jpg
Nanday parakeet A. nenday
(Vieillot, 1823)
Template:IUCN status Central Paraguay, spilling over to the southeastern Bolivia/Brazil border File:2011-4 parrot in Strasbourg.jpg
Sun parakeet A. solstitialis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Northwest Roraima (a state in Brazil), and along the Brazil/Venezuela/Guyana border File:Aratinga solstitialis -captive-two-8a.jpg
Dusky-headed parakeet A. weddellii
(Deville, 1851)
Template:IUCN status Eastern South America, east of the Andes, south of the Colombia/Peru border, and north of central Bolivia File:Aratinga weddellii -Beale Park, Reading, Berkshire, England-8a-4c.jpg
Genus Eupsittula Bonaparte, 1853 – six species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Aztec parakeet E. astec
(de Souancé, 1857)
Template:IUCN status Middle America along the Caribbean Sea File:Aztec Parakeet (Aratinga astec) -Guatemala-8-2c.jpg
Peach-fronted parakeet E. aurea
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status Brazil (excluding northwest Brazil), eastern Bolivia, and central Paraguay File:Aratinga aurea -Brazil-8-4c.jpg
Caatinga parakeet E. cactorum
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:IUCN status The Caatinga region in Brazil File:Aratinga cactorum -Brazil-8-2c.jpg
Orange-fronted parakeet E. canicularis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status Middle America bordering the Pacific Ocean (excluding the Gulf of California), and introduced to Puerto Rico File:Eupsittula canicularis, Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica 1.jpg
Jamaican parakeet E. nana
(Vigors, 1830)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Jamaica File:Olive-throated Parakeet.jpg
Brown-throated parakeet E. pertinax
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status Northern South America and Panama, introduced to the British Virgin Islands and Dominica Template:Multiple image
Genus Psittacara Vigors, 1837 – 12 species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Blue-crowned parakeet P. acuticaudatus
(Vieillot, 1818)
Template:IUCN status Northern Venezuela, southwest Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina (west of the Andes and excluding the coast), and the Caatinga File:Aratinga acuticaudata -San Isidro -Bolivia -eating-8.jpg
Socorro parakeet P. brevipes
(Lawrence, 1871)
Template:IUCN status Template:Efn Socorro Island
Hispaniolan parakeet P. chloropterus
de Souancé, 1856
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Scattered areas in Hispaniola File:Haitisittich Psittacara chloropterus chloropterus.JPG
Red-masked parakeet P. erythrogenys
Lesson, 1844
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Ecuador and northern Peru, west of the Andes mountains File:Red-masked Parakeet-Aratinga erythrogenys in a tree.jpg
Cuban parakeet P. euops
(Wagler, 1832)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Scattered areas in Cuba File:Cuban Parakeet (Aratinga euops) -in tree-6-4c.jpg
Finsch's parakeet P. finschi
(Salvin, 1871)
Template:IUCN status Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and western Panama (along the Pacific Ocean) File:Crimson-fronted parakeet Osa.JPG
Cordilleran parakeet P. frontatus
(Cabanis, 1846)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Peru west of the Andes mountains
Green parakeet P. holochlorus
(Sclater, 1859)
Template:IUCN status Mexico east of the Sierra Madre Oriental and west of the Sierra Madre Occidental, and Honduras and Guatemala bordering the Pacific Ocean File:Green Parakeet -in tree -South Texas-8.jpg
Guadeloupe parakeet P. labati
(Rothschild, 1905)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Guadeloupe until the mid-18th century File:Extinctbirds1907 P16 Conurus labati0313-cropped.jpg
White-eyed parakeet P. leucophthalmus
(Müller, 1776)
Template:IUCN status Central South America and the northeast coast File:Aratinga leucophthalma -Piraju -Brazil-8.jpg
Puerto Rican parakeet P. maugei
Souancé, 1856
Template:IUCN status Template:Efn Formerly Puerto Rico until the mid-19th century File:Aratinga chloroptera maugei.jpg
Mitred parakeet P. mitratus
(von Tschudi, 1844)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in Bolivia, southern Peru, and northern Argentina File:Mitred Parakeet Florida.jpg
Red-throated parakeet P. rubritorquis
(Sclater, 1887)
Template:IUCN status Honduras, southern Guatemala, and northern Nicaragua, excluding the coasts File:Aratinga rubritorquis -Honduras-6.jpg
Pacific parakeet P. strenuus
(Ridgway, 1915)
Template:IUCN status Template:Efn western Nicaragua A green parrot
Scarlet-fronted parakeet P. wagleri
(Gray, 1845)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in Colombia and Venezuela File:Aratinga wagleri -Jurong BirdPark-4.jpg
Genus Pionites (caiques) Heine, 1890 – four species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Green-thighed parrot P. leucogaster
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status North central Brazil File:Pionites leucogaster -Parque de las Aves -Foz de Iguazu-6a-4c.jpg
Black-legged parrot P. xanthomerius
(Sclater, 1858)
Template:IUCN status Northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, and western Brazil around the Peru/Brazil and Bolivia/Brazil borders File:Pionites leucogaster - pet perching near books.jpg
Yellow-tailed parrot P. xanthurus
(Todd, 1925)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Northwest Brazil
Black-headed parrot P. melanocephalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status File:Pionites melanocepha.png File:Pionites melanocephalus -Jurong Bird Park-8a.jpg
Genus Deroptyus Wagler, 1832 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Red-fan parrot D. accipitrinus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status File:Deroptyus accipitrinu.png File:Deroptyus accipitrinus or Red-fan Parrot on ground.jpg

Tribe Forpini

Genus Forpus Bonaparte, 1857 – eight species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Pacific parrotlet F. coelestis
(Lesson, 1847)
Template:IUCN status Ecuador and northern Peru, west of the Andes mountains File:Forpus coelestis -Peru -male-8-2c.jpg
Spectacled parrotlet F. conspicillatus
(de Lafresnaye, 1848)
Template:IUCN status Northern Colombia and eastern Panama File:Forpus conspicillatus -Colombia -pair-8-3c.jpg
Mexican parrotlet F. cyanopygius
(de Souancé, 1856)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Sierra Madre Occidental
Dusky-billed parrotlet F. modestus
(Cabanis, 1849)
Template:IUCN status Northern Bolivia, northern and eastern Peru, southern Colombia, western Brazil, and the mouth of the Amazon river File:Forpus sclateri - Dusky-billed Parrotlet 01.JPG
Green-rumped parrotlet F. passerinus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status Northern Atlantic coast of South America, and introduced to Barbados and Jamaica File:Forpus passerinus-Venezuela-8a.jpg
Turquoise-winged parrotlet Forpus spengeli
(Hartlaub, 1885)
Template:IUCN status Pacific coast of Colombia
Yellow-faced parrotlet F. xanthops
(Salvin, 1895)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Marañón Valley, Peru File:Forpus xanthops -AFA show bird-8a.jpg
Cobalt-rumped parrotlet F. xanthopterygius
(von Spix, 1824)Template:Efn
Template:IUCN status Eastern Brazil, central Bolivia, and Peru east of the Andes mountains File:Forpus xanthopterygius -Goias, Brazil -male-8.jpg
Riparian parrotlet F. crassirostris
(Taczanowski, 1883)
Template:IUCN status Southeastern Colombia to western Brazil and northern Peru

Tribe Amoropsittacini

Genus Psilopsiagon Ridgway, 1912 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Mountain parakeet P. aurifrons
(Lesson, 1831)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina File:Psilopsiagon a aurifrons-Male-JMM-SBartolo Zarate-DSC 0510-20111030.jpg
Gray-hooded parakeet P. aymara
(d'Orbigny, 1839)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in Bolivia and Argentina File:Psilopsiagon aymara -Capilla del Monte -four-8.jpg
Genus Bolborhynchus Bonaparte, 1857 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Rufous-fronted parakeet B. ferrugineifrons
(Lawrence, 1880)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in southern Colombia
Barred parakeet B. lineola
(Cassin, 1853)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains excluding those in Chile and Argentina, and the mountains of Central America File:Bolborhynchus lineola -captive-8a.jpg
Andean parakeet B. orbygnesius
(de Souancé, 1856)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains of Bolivia and Peru File:BolborhynchusAndicolaKeulemans.jpg
Genus Nannopsittaca Ridgway, 1912 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Manu parrotlet N. dachilleae
O'Neill, Munn, and Franke, 1991
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Southern Peru, north of the Andes mountains, along the Peru/Bolivia border
Tepui parrotlet N. panychlora
(Salvin and Godman, 1883)
Template:IUCN status Scattered in southern Venezuela File:BrotogerysMicrocerculusKeulemans.jpg
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Genus Touit Gray, 1855 – eight species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Lilac-tailed parrotlet T. batavicus
(Boddaert, 1783)
Template:IUCN status Northern Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana File:Lilac-tailed Parrotlet.JPG
Scarlet-shouldered parrotlet T. huetii
(Temminck, 1830)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in Peru and Ecuador, western Venezuela, northern Guyana, and north central Brazil File:Touit huetii -Napo Wildlife Centre, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador -clay lick-6.jpg
Red-fronted parrotlet T. costaricensis
(Cory, 1913)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama
Blue-fronted parrotlet T. dilectissimus
(Sclater and Salvin, 1871)
Template:IUCN status Ecuador and Colombia west of the Andes mountains File:UrochromaDilectissimaSmit.jpg
Brown-backed parrotlet T. melanonotus
(Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Southeast coast of Brazil Green parrot with blue back and yellow eye-spot
Sapphire-rumped parrotlet T. purpuratus
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status Northeast South America, stretching to the Peru/Colombia/Ecuador border
Spot-winged parrotlet T. stictopterus
(Sclater, 1862)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in Ecuador File:UrochromaStictopteraWolf.jpg
Golden-tailed parrotlet T. surdus
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Coast of Brazil, excluding the northeast coast

Tribe Androglossini Template:Main article

Genus Pionopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Pileated parrot P. pileata
(Scopoli, 1769)
Template:IUCN status Southern Paraguay, and the southeast coast of Brazil File:Pileated Parrot.jpg
Genus Triclaria Wagler, 1832 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Blue-bellied parrot T. malachitacea
(von Spix, 1824)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Fragmented populations near Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul File:Triclaria malachitacea -two captive-8a.jpg
Genus Pyrilia Bonaparte, 1856 – seven species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Bald parrot P. aurantiocephala
(Gaban-Lima, Raposo, and Hofling, 2002)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Lower Madeira and Upper Tapajós rivers File:Bald parrot.JPG
Orange-cheeked parrot P. barrabandi
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Northwest South America east of the Andes mountains File:Pyrilia barrabandi -Napo Wildlife Reserve-4.jpg
Caica parrot P. caica
(Latham, 1790)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Roraima, Pará, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and eastern Venezuela File:Pyrilia caica - Caica Parrot.JPG
Brown-hooded parrot P. haematotis
(Sclater and Salvin, 1860)
Template:IUCN status Central America, excluding the mountain ranges File:Brown-hooded Parrot 2 Eduardo Rivero.jpg
Rose-faced parrot P. pulchra
(von Berlepsch, 1897)
Template:IUCN status Ecuador and Colombia west of the Andes mountains
Saffron-headed parrot P. pyrilia
(Bonaparte, 1853)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in Colombia and western Venezuela File:Saffron-headed Parrot (Pyrilia pyrilia) (8079746799).jpg
Vulturine parrot P. vulturina
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Pará south of the Amazon river
Genus Pionus Wagler, 1832 – 8 species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Bronze-winged parrot P. chalcopterus
(Fraser, 1841)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela File:Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus).jpg
Dusky parrot P. fuscus
(Müller, 1776)
Template:IUCN status Northeast South America and along the Colombia/Venezuela border west of Lake Maracaibo File:Pionus fuscus-0.jpg
Scaly-headed parrot P. maximiliani
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:IUCN status Paraguay, southern Brazil, and east and central Bolivia File:Pionus maximiliani -pet-4a.jpg
Blue-headed parrot P. menstruus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Template:IUCN status Northern and central South America, excluding the Andes File:Pionus menstruus -La Senda Verde Animal Refuge -Bolivia-8c.jpg
White-crowned parrot P. senilis
(von Spix, 1824)
Template:IUCN status Central America bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Sierra Madre Oriental File:Pionus senilis -Macaw Mountain Bird Park, Honduras-8a-3c.jpg
White-capped parrot P. seniloides
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru
Red-billed parrot P. sordidus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, northern Peru, and southern Colombia File:Pionus sordidus -two captive-4a.jpg
Speckle-faced parrot P. tumultuosus
(von Tschudi, 1844)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in southern Peru and northern Bolivia File:Pionus tumultuosus -La Merced Zoo-2a-2.jpg
Genus Graydidascalus Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Short-tailed parrot G. brachyurus
(Temminck & Kuhl, 1820)
Template:IUCN status Along the Amazon river File:Peruvian Indians with Short-tailed Parrot-6-4cp.jpg
Genus Alipiopsitta Caparroz and Pacheco, 2006 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Yellow-faced parrot A. xanthops
(von Spix, 1824)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Central Brazil south of the Amazon File:Papagaio-galego.jpg
Genus Amazona (Amazon parrots) Lesson, 1830 – 35 species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Turquoise-fronted amazon A. aestiva
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status Paraguay, western Bolivia, northern Argentina, southern Brazil File:Turquoise-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva) older adult.JPG
Black-billed amazon A. agilis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status Central Jamaica File:Amazona agilis -Cockpit Country, Jamaica-8 (1).jpg
White-fronted amazon A. albifrons
(Sparrman, 1788)
Template:IUCN status Northwest Costa Rica, western Nicaragua, western Honduras, Western Mexico, and the Yucatán Peninsula File:White-fronted amazon (Amazona albifrons) 1.jpeg
Orange-winged amazon A. amazonica
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Template:IUCN status Northern South America and the southeast coast of Brazil File:Amazona amazonica (1).jpg
Red-necked amazon A. arausiaca
(Müller, 1776)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Central Dominica File:Amazona arausiaca -Roseau -Dominica -aviary-6a-4c.jpg
Yellow-naped amazon A. auropalliata
(Lesson, 1842)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Pacific coast of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, northern Costa Rica, and southern Mexico File:Amazona auropalliata -Roatan Tropical Butterfly Garden-8a.jpg
Red-lored amazon A. autumnalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status Central America, northern Colombia, and the Sierra Madre Oriental File:Amazona autumnalis -Xcaret theme park -Riviera Maya-8a.jpg
Yellow-shouldered amazon A. barbadensis
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Margarita Island, Blanquilla Island, Curaçao, Bonaire, and northern Venezuela File:Amazona barbadensis -pet-4.jpg
Red-tailed amazon A. brasiliensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Southern coast of São Paulo File:Amazona brasiliensis 001 1280.jpg
Yellow-billed amazon A. collaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Jamaica File:Amazona collaria -St. Andrew -Jamaica-8a.jpg
Diademed amazon A. diadema
(von Spix, 1824)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Northeast Amazonas File:Amazona diadema (26728838050).jpg
Blue-cheeked amazon A. dufresniana
(Shaw, 1812)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, and east Venezuela File:Amazona dufresniana -two captive-8a.jpg
Festive amazon A. festiva
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Along the Amazon river File:Amazona festiva-8.jpg
Lilac-crowned amazon A. finschi
(Sclater, 1864)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Pacific coast of Mexico File:Amazona finschi -Xcaret Eco Park -Mexico-8a.jpg
Mealy amazon A. farinosa
(Boddaert, 1783)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Central and South America File:Guatemalaamazone Amazona farinosa guatemalae.JPG
Saint Vincent amazon A. guildingii
(Vigors, 1837)
Template:IUCN status Northeast St Vincent and the Grenadines File:Amazona guildingii -Botanical Gardens -Kingstown -Saint Vincent-8a-4c.jpg
Imperial amazon A. imperialis
Richmond, 1899
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Dominica File:Amazona imperialis Mitchell.jpg
Kawall's amazon A. kawalli
Grantsau and Camargo, 1989
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Southern Amazonas and eastern Pará File:Amazona kawalli JJK'1.jpg
Cuban amazon A. leucocephala
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Cuba, the Isle of Pines, Abaco Islands, Great Inagua, and the Cayman Islands File:Amazona leucocephala -in tree-4cp.jpg
Lilacine amazon A. lilacina
(Lesson, 1844)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Ecuador west of the Andes mountains File:Amazona autumnalis lilacina -Chester Zoo -a pair-8a.jpg
Martinique amazon A. martinicana
Clark, 1905
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Martinique until 1779 File:Amazona martinicana.png
Scaly-naped amazon A. mercenarius
(von Tschudi, 1844)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Bolivia File:Amazona mercenaria -Ecuador -Andes-8-4c.jpg
Yellow-crowned amazon A. ochrocephala
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status Northern South America, east of the Andes File:Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala) -Well Place Zoo-4c.jpg
Yellow-headed amazon A. oratrix
Ridgway, 1887
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Scattered coastal areas of southern Mexico File:Amazona oratrix -eating in tree-8.jpg
Red-spectacled amazon A. pretrei
(Temminck, 1830)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Scattered populations in central Rio Grande do Sul File:Amazona pretrei -Brazil-8.jpg
Red-browed amazon A. rhodocorytha
(Salvadori, 1890)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Scattered populations along the southeast coastline of Brazil File:Amazona rhodocorytha -RSCF-8a.jpg
Tucumán amazon A. tucumana
(Cabanis, 1885)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in northern Argentina and southern Bolivia File:Amazona tucumana -Loro Parque -Spain-8a-4cr.jpg
Hispaniolan amazon A. ventralis
(Müller, 1776)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Hispaniola, Grande Cayemite, Gonâve, Beata, and Saona Island, and introduced to Puerto Rico, St Croix, and St. Thomas Island File:Amazona ventralis -two captive-8a.jpg
Saint Lucia amazon A. versicolor
(Müller, 1776)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status St Lucia File:Amazona versicolor -St Lucia-5a.jpg
Vinaceous-breasted amazon A. vinacea
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Distribuicao-geografica-amazona-vinacea.png File:Amazona vinacea -two captive-8a.jpg
Guadeloupe amazon A. violacea
(Gmelin, 1789)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Guadeloupe until 1779 File:Amazona violacea.png
Red-crowned amazon A. viridigenalis
(Cassin, 1853)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Sierra Madre Occidental File:Red Crowned Amazon.jpg
Puerto Rican amazon A. vittata
(Boddaert, 1783)
Template:IUCN status File:Amazona vittata range.PNG
Former range left, current range right
File:Puerto Rican parrot.jpg
Yucatán amazon A. xantholora
(Gray, 1859)
Template:IUCN status Yucatán Peninsula File:Amazona xantholora -Xcaret Eco Park -Mexico-8b.jpg
Genus Hapalopsittaca Ridgway, 1912 – four species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Rusty-faced parrot H. amazonina
(des Murs, 1845)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in Colombia and Venezuela File:Hapalopsittaca amazonina 1849.jpg
Fuertes's parrot H. fuertesi
(Chapman, 1912)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in central Colombia
Black-winged parrot H. melanotis
(de Lafresnaye, 1847)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in northern Bolivia and central Peru File:Hapalopsittaca melanotis 1849.jpg
Red-faced parrot H. pyrrhops
(Salvin, 1876)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Andes mountains in southern Ecuador File:PionopsittacusPyrrhopsKeulemans.jpg
Genus Brotogeris Vigors, 1825 – eight species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Yellow-chevroned parakeet B. chiriri
(Vieillot, 1818)
Template:IUCN status Southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia and Paraguay, and introduced to California around Los Angeles and San Francisco, and southern Florida File:Yellow-chevroned parakeet 1 BH Zoo.jpg
Golden-winged parakeet B. chrysoptera
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Template:IUCN status French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, eastern Venezuela, and northeast Brazil File:Golden-winged parakeet (Brotogeris chrysoptera).JPG
Cobalt-winged parakeet B. cyanoptera
(Pelzeln, 1870)
Template:IUCN status Northwest South America, east of the Andes mountains File:Cobalt-winged Parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera).jpg
Orange-chinned parakeet B. jugularis
(Müller, 1776)
Template:IUCN status Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, southern El Salvador and Guatemala, northern Colombia, and northwest Venezuela File:Brotogeris jugularis -UCV -Maracay -Venezuela-8.jpg
Grey-cheeked parakeet B. pyrrhoptera
(Latham, 1801)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Ecuador, west of the Andes mountains File:Grey-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera) captivity.jpg
Tui parakeet B. sanctithomae
(Müller, 1776)
Template:IUCN status Northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, and along the Amazon river in Brazil File:Brotogeris sanctithomae -Uarini, Amazonas, Brasil-8.jpg
Plain parakeet B. tirica
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status Southern coast of Brazil File:Brotogeris tirica -Morretes, Parana, Brazil-8.jpg
White-winged parakeet B. versicolurus
(Müller, 1776)
Template:IUCN status Along the Amazon river, and introduced to California around Los Angeles and San Francisco File:Brotogeris versicolurus -Leticia -Colombia-6.jpg
Genus Myiopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Cliff parakeet M. luchsi
(Finsch, 1868)
Template:IUCN status Andes mountains in Bolivia File:MyopsittacusLuchsiKeulemans.jpg
Monk parakeet M. monachus
(Boddaert, 1783)
Template:IUCN status Paraguay, Uruguay, and eastern Argentina, introduced to Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Japan, Virgin Islands, the southern and eastern United States, and western Europe File:Myiopsitta monachus -Punta del Diablo, Rocha, Uruguay-8.jpg

Family PsittaculidaeEdit

Subfamily PlatycercinaeEdit

Template:Main article Tribe Platycercini (broad-tailed parrots) Template:Main article

Genus Platycercus (rosellas) Vigors, 1825 – six species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Western rosella P. icterotis
(Temminck & Kuhl, 1820)
Template:IUCN status Southwest Australia<ref name=platycercus/> File:Platycercus icterotis1.jpg
Crimson rosella P. elegans
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status File:Platycercus elegans range.png File:Platycercus elegans Wilsons Prom.jpg
Green rosella P. caledonicus
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands<ref name=Forshaw2006/> File:Platycercus caledonicus -Tasmania -side-8.jpg
Pale-headed rosella P. adscitus
(Latham, 1790)
Template:IUCN status Cape York Peninsula and northeastern New South Wales<ref name=lendon1973/> File:Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)2-4c.jpg
Eastern rosella P. eximius
(Shaw, 1792)
Template:IUCN status Eastern Australia and Tasmania, naturalized in New Zealand<ref name=falla1966/> File:Platycercus eximius diemenensis female.jpg
Northern rosella P. venustus
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:IUCN status Western half of the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Kimberley<ref name=venustus/> File:Platycercus venustus -two captive-6a.jpg
Genus Prosopeia (shining parrots) Bonaparte, 1854 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Masked shining parrot P. personata
(Gray, 1848)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Viti Levu, the largest island of Fiji File:Stavenn Prosopeia personata.jpg
Maroon shining parrot P. tabuensis,
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status Vanua Levu and Taveuni, which are two islands of Fiji File:Red Shining-parrot.jpg
Crimson shining parrot P. splendens,
(Peale, 1849)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Kadavu and Ono, which are part of the Kadavu Group in Fiji File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.AVES.184 - Prosopeia splendens Peale, 1848 - Psittacidae - skin specimen.jpeg
Genus Eunymphicus Peters, 1937 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Horned parakeet E. cornutus,
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status New Caledonia File:Horned Parakeet 3487 Copyright TP ONG.JPG
Ouvea parakeet E. uvaeensis
(Layard, EL & Layard, ELC, 1882)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Uvea, an island of Loyalty Islands, and New Caledonia File:Uvea Parakeet.JPG
Genus Cyanoramphus Bonaparte, 1854 – seven species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Yellow-crowned parakeet C. auriceps
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status New Zealand, Stewart Island, and Auckland Island File:Kakaariki.jpg
Malherbe's parakeet C. malherbi
de Souancé, 1857
Template:IUCN status South Island (of New Zealand) File:Cyanoramphus malherbi.jpg
Red-crowned parakeet C. novaezelandiae
(Sparrman, 1787)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status New Zealand and several nearby islands, New Caledonia, and Norfolk Island File:Kakariki perched on a branch, looking.jpg
Society parakeet C. ulietanus
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Raiatea, an island of the Society Islands in French Polynesia until 1777
Antipodes parakeet C. unicolor
(Lear, 1831)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Antipodes Islands of New Zealand File:Antipodes Island parakeet standing on a branch.jpg
Black-fronted parakeet C. zealandicus
(Latham, 1790)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Tahiti and French Polynesia until 1844 File:Cyanoramphus zealandicus 1849.jpg
Genus Barnardius Bonaparte 1854 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Australian ringneck B. zonarius
(Shaw, 1805)
Template:IUCN status Australian mainland, excluding the northern and eastern coasts File:Port Lincoln parrot at Augusta profile.jpg
Genus Purpureicephalus Bonaparte 1854 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Red-capped parrot P. spurius
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:IUCN status Southwestern tip of Australia File:Red-Capped-Parrot 0004 flat web.jpg
Genus Lathamus Lesson 1830 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Swift parrot L. discolor
Shaw, 1790
Template:IUCN status File:Swift Parrot Range.png File:Lathamus discolor -Antwerp Zoo-8-3c.jpg
Genus Northiella Mathews 1912 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Eastern bluebonnet N. haematogaster
(Gould, 1838)
Template:IUCN status New South Wales and into Southern Australia and the southeastern corner of Western Australia File:Bluebonnet-back.jpg
Naretha bluebonnet N. narethae
(HL White, 1921)
Template:IUCN status Template:Efn southeastern Western Australia, southwestern South Australia
Genus Psephotus Gould 1845 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Red-rumped parrot P. haematonotus
(Gould, 1838)
Template:IUCN status New South Wales and southern Queensland File:Psephotus haematonotus -Eastern Creek, New South Wales, Australia -pair-8.jpg
Genus Psephotellus Mathews 1913 – four species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Mulga parrot P. varius
(Clark, 1910)
Template:IUCN status Southern and central Australia File:Mulpa 0998w.JPG
Hooded parrot P. dissimilis
(Collett, 1898)
Template:IUCN status Northern Territory File:Psephotus dissimilis -Australia -pair-8.jpg
Golden-shouldered parrot P. chrysopterygius
(Gould, 1858)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Cape York Peninsula File:Captive Golden shouldered parrot pair..jpg
Paradise parrot P. pulcherrimus
(Gould, 1845)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly eastern Australia until 1928 File:Psephotus pulcherrimus.jpg

Tribe Pezoporini
Bonaparte, 1837 Template:Main article

Genus Neophema Salvadori 1891 – six species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Blue-winged parrot N. chrysostoma
(Kuhl, 1820)
Template:IUCN status Western New South Wales, eastern Southern Australia, and a resident population in Tasmania and the southern coast of New South Wales File:Neophema chrysostoma mortimer 2.jpg
Elegant parrot N. elegans
(Gould, 1837)
Template:IUCN status File:Elegant Parrot.png File:Neophema elegans qtl1.jpg
Rock parrot N. petrophila
(Gould, 1841)
Template:IUCN status Spencer Gulf, Peron Peninsula, and the southwest coast of Western Australia File:Rock Parrot Cape Leeuwin 2 email.jpg
Orange-bellied parrot N. chrysogaster
(Latham, 1790)
Template:IUCN status Melaleuca, Tasmania and they spend winter in the southern coast of Victoria File:Neophema chrysogaster male - Melaleuca.jpg
Turquoise parrot N. pulchella
(Shaw, 1792)
Template:IUCN status Coast of New South Wales File:Neophema pulchella -Rainbow Jungle -Australia-8a.jpg
Scarlet-chested parrot N. splendida
(Gould, 1841)
Template:IUCN status Large patches in the southern half of Australia File:Scarlet Chested Parakeet.jpg
Genus Neopsephotus Mathews 1912 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Bourke's parrot N. bourkii
(Gould, 1841)
Template:IUCN status Western and South Australia, and central Australia File:Bourke's Parrot - Neopsephotus bourkii.jpg
Genus Pezoporus Illiger 1811 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Night parrot P. occidentalis
(Gould, 1861)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Night-Parrot-dist.svg
Known locations since 1950
File:Pezoporus occidentalis Bird illustration by Elizabeth Gould for Birds of Australia, digitally enhanced from rawpixel's own facsimile book666.jpg
Ground parrot P. wallicus
(Kerr, 1792)
Template:IUCN status File:Pezoporus-dist.svg
in orange
File:Ground Parrot cooloolah.jpg

Subfamily PsittacellinaeEdit

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Genus Psittacella (tiger parrots) Schlegel 1871 – four species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Madarasz's tiger parrot P. madaraszi
Meyer, 1886
Template:IUCN status New Guinea Highlands
Modest tiger parrot P. modesta
Schlegel, 1871
Template:IUCN status New Guinea Highlands
Painted tiger parrot P. picta
Rothschild, 1896
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Brehm's tiger parrot P. brehmii
Schlegel, 1871
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Subfamily LoriinaeEdit

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Tribe Loriini
Selby, 1836

Genus Chalcopsitta Bonaparte 1850 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Black lory C. atra
(Scopoli, 1786)
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Brown lory C. duivenbodei
Dubois, 1884
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Yellow-streaked lory C. scintillata
(Temminck, 1835)
Template:IUCN status New Guinea, south of the New Guinea Highlands File:Chalcopsitta sintillata -Fuengirola Zoo-8-1c.jpg
Genus Eos Wagler 1832 – six species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Black-winged lory E. cyanogenia
Bonaparte, 1850
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Violet-necked lory E. squamata
(Boddaert, 1783)
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Blue-streaked lory E. reticulata
(Müller, 1841)
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Red-and-blue lory E. histrio
(Müller, 1776)
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Red lory E. bornea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Blue-eared lory E. semilarvata
Bonaparte, 1850
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Genus Pseudeos Peters 1935 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Dusky lory P. fuscata
(Blyth, 1858)
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Cardinal lory P. cardinalisTemplate:Efn
(Gray, 1849)
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Genus Trichoglossus Stephens 1826 – ten species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Rainbow lorikeet T. moluccanus
(Gmelin, 1788)
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Sunset lorikeet T. forsteni
Bonaparte, 1850

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Leaf lorikeet T. weberi
(Büttikofer, 1894)
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Marigold lorikeet T. capistratus
(Bechstein, 1811)
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Coconut lorikeet T. haematodus
(Linnaeus, 1771)
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Biak lorikeet T. rosenbergii
Schlegel, 1871
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Red-collared lorikeet T. rubritorquis
Vigors and Horsfield, 1827
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Olive-headed lorikeet T. euteles
(Temminck, 1835)
Template:IUCN status East Nusa Tenggara and Timor File:Olive-headed Lorikeet (Trichoglossus euteles) -Pittsburgh Zoo.jpg
Pohnpei lorikeet T. rubiginosus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
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Scaly-breasted lorikeet T. chlorolepidotus
(Kuhl, 1820)
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Genus Saudareos Joseph et al., 2020 – 5 species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Yellow-cheeked lorikeet S. meyeri
(Walden, 1871)
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Mindanao lorikeet S. johnstoniae
(Hartert, 1903)
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Sula lorikeet S. flavoviridis
Wallace, 1863
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Ornate lorikeet S. ornatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Iris lorikeet S. iris
(Temminck, 1835)
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Genus Psitteuteles Bonaparte 1854 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Varied lorikeet P. versicolor
(Lear, 1831)
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Genus Glossoptilus Rothschild and Hartert, 1896 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Goldie's lorikeet G. goldiei
(Sharpe, 1882)
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Genus Lorius Vigors 1825 – six species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Chattering lory L. garrulus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Purple-naped lory L. domicella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Black-capped lory L. lory
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Purple-bellied lory L. hypoinochrous
Gray, 1859
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White-naped lory L. albidinucha
(Rothschild and Hartert, 1924)
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Yellow-bibbed lory L. chlorocercus
Gould, 1856
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Genus Vini Lesson, 1833 – 11 species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Blue-crowned lorikeet V. australis
(Gmelin, 1788)
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Kuhl's lorikeet V. kuhlii
(Vigors, 1824)
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Stephen's lorikeet V. stepheni
(North, 1908)
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Blue lorikeet V. peruviana
(Müller, 1776)
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Ultramarine lorikeet V. ultramarina
(Kuhl, 1820)
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Collared lory V. solitaria
(Suckow, 1800)
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Meek's lorikeet V. meeki
(Rothschild and Hartert, 1901)
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Red-chinned lorikeet V. rubrigularis
(Sclater, 1881)
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New Caledonian lorikeet V. diadema
(Verreaux and des Murs, 1860)
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Red-throated lorikeet V. amabilis
(Ramsay, 1875)
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Palm lorikeet V. palmarum
(Gmelin, 1788)
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Genus Parvipsitta Mathews, 1916 – two speciesTemplate:Efn
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Purple-crowned lorikeet P. porphyrocephalaTemplate:Efn
(Dietrichsen, 1837)
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Little lorikeet P. pusillaTemplate:Efn
(Shaw, 1790)
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Genus Glossopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Musk lorikeet G. concinna
(Shaw, 1791)
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Genus Charminetta Iredale, 1956 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Pygmy lorikeet C. wilhelminae
(Meyer, 1874)
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Genus Hypocharmosyna Salvadori, 1891 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Red-fronted lorikeet H. rubronotata Template:IUCN status Northern New Guinea and West Papua File:N331 w1150 (8006809998).jpg
Red-flanked lorikeet H. placentis
(Temminck, 1835)
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Genus Charmosynopsis Salvadori, 1877 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Blue-fronted lorikeet C. toxopei
(Siebers, 1930)
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Fairy lorikeet C. pulchella
(Gray, 1859)
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Genus Synorhacma Joseph et al., 2020 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Striated lorikeet S. multistriata
(Rothschild, 1911)
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Genus Charmosynoides Joseph et al., 2020 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Duchess lorikeet C. margarethae
(Tristram, 1879)
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Genus Charmosyna Wagler, 1832 – 3 species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Josephine's lorikeet C. josefinae
(Finsch, 1873)
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West Papuan lorikeet C. papou
(Scopoli, 1786)
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Stella's lorikeet C. stellae
Meyer, 1886
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Genus Oreopsittacus Salvadori, 1877 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Plum-faced lorikeet O. arfaki
(Meyer, 1874)
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Genus Neopsittacus Salvadori, 1875 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Yellow-billed lorikeet N. musschenbroekii
(Schlegel, 1871)
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Orange-billed lorikeet N. pullicauda
Hartert, 1896
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Tribe Melopsittacini

Genus Melopsittacus Gould, 1840 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Budgerigar M. undulatus
(Shaw, 1805)
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Tribe Cyclopsittini (fig parrots) Template:Main article

Genus Cyclopsitta Reichenbach, 1850 – four species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Blue-fronted fig parrot C. gulielmitertii
(Schlegel, 1866)
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Black-fronted fig parrot C. nigrifrons
Reichenow, 1891
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Dusky-cheeked fig parrot C. melanogenia
(Rosenberg, HKB, 1866)
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Double-eyed fig parrot C. diophthalma
(Hombron and Jacquinot, 1841)
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Genus Psittaculirostris G. R. Gray and J. E. Gray, 1859 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Large fig parrot P. desmarestii
(Desmarest, 1826)
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Edwards's fig parrot P. edwardsii
(Oustalet, 1885)
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Salvadori's fig parrot P. salvadorii
(Oustalet, 1880)
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Subfamily AgapornithinaeEdit

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Genus Agapornis (lovebirds) Selby, 1836 – nine species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Rosy-faced lovebird A. roseicollis
(Vieillot, 1818)
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Yellow-collared lovebird A. personatus Template:IUCN status File:Masked lovebird distribution2.gif File:Agapornis personatus -Serengeti, Tanzania-8.jpg
Fischer's lovebird A. fischeri
Reichenow, 1887
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Lilian's lovebird A. lilianae
Shelley, 1894
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Black-cheeked lovebird A. nigrigenis
Sclater, 1906
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Gray-headed lovebird A. canus
(Gmelin, 1788)
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Black-winged lovebird A. taranta
(Smith-Stanley, 1814)
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Red-headed lovebird A. pullarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Black-collared lovebird A. swindernianus
(Kuhl, 1820)
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Genus Loriculus (hanging parrots) Blyth, 1849 – 15 species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Moluccan hanging parrot L. amabilis
Wallace, 1862
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Orange-fronted hanging parrot L. aurantiifrons
Schlegel, 1871
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Sri Lanka hanging parrot L. beryllinus
(Pennant, 1781)
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Sangihe hanging parrot L. catamene
Schlegel, 1871
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Pygmy hanging parrot L. exilis
Schlegel, 1866
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Wallace's hanging parrot L. flosculus
Wallace, 1864
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Blue-crowned hanging parrot L. galgulus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Sula hanging parrot L. sclateri
Wallace, 1863
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Great hanging parrot L. stigmatus
(Müller, 1843)
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Bismarck hanging parrot L. tener
Sclater, 1877
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Philippine hanging parrot L. philippensis
(Müller, 1776)
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Black-billed hanging parrot L. bonapartei
Souancé, 1856
Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines File:LoriculusBonaparteiKeulemans.jpg
Camiguin hanging parrot L. camiguinensis
Tello, Degner, Bates & Willard, 2006
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Yellow-throated hanging parrot L. pusillus
Gray, 1859
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Vernal hanging parrot L. vernalis
(Sparrman, 1787)
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Genus Bolbopsittacus Salvadori 1891 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Guaiabero B. lunulatus
(Scopoli, 1786)
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Subfamily PsittaculinaeEdit

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Genus Alisterus (king parrots) Mathews, 1911 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Moluccan king parrot A. amboinensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
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Australian king parrot A. scapularis
(Lichtenstein, 1818)
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Papuan king parrot A. chloropterus
(Ramsay, 1879)
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Genus Aprosmictus Gould, 1842 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Jonquil parrot A. jonquillaceus
(Vieillot, 1818)
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Red-winged parrot A. erythropterus
(Gmelin, 1788)
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Genus Polytelis Wagler, 1832 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Superb parrot P. swainsonii
(Desmarest, 1826)
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Regent parrot P. anthopeplus
(Lear, 1831)
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Princess parrot P. alexandrae
Gould, 1863
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Tribe Psittaculini Template:Main article

Genus Prioniturus (racket-tails) Wagler, 1842 – nine species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Montane racket-tail P. montanus
Ogilvie-Grant, 1895
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Mindanao racket-tail P. waterstradti
Rothschild, 1904
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Blue-headed racket-tail P. platenae
Blasius, 1888
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Green racket-tail P. luconensis
Steere, 1890
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Blue-crowned racket-tail P. discurus
(Vieillot, 1822)
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Mindoro racket-tail P. mindorensis
Steere, 1890
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Blue-winged racket-tail P. verticalis
Sharpe, 1893
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Yellow-breasted racket-tail P. flavicans
Cassin, 1853
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Golden-mantled racket-tail P. platurus
(Vieillot, 1818)
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Buru racket-tail P. mada
Hartert, 1900
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Genus Eclectus Wagler, 1832 – five species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Moluccan eclectus E. roratus
(Müller, 1776)
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Sumba eclectus E. cornelia
Bonaparte, 1850
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Tanimbar eclectus E. riedeli
AB Meyer, 1882
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Papuan eclectus E. polychloros
(Scopoli, 1786)
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Oceanic eclectus E. infectus
Steadman, 2006
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Genus Geoffroyus Bonaparte, 1850 – four species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Red-cheeked parrot G. geoffroyi
(Bechstein, 1811)
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Blue-collared parrot G. simplex
(Meyer, 1874)
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Song parrot G. heteroclitus
(Hombron and Jacquinot, 1841)
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Rennell parrot G. hyacinthinus
(Mayr, 1931)
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Genus Tanygnathus Wagler, 1832 – four species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Great-billed parrot T. megalorynchos
(Boddaert, 1783)
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Blue-naped parrot T. lucionensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
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Blue-backed parrot T. sumatranus
(Raffles, 1822)
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Black-lored parrot T. gramineus
(Gmelin, 1788)
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Genus Psittinus Blyth, 1842 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Blue-rumped parrot P. cyanurus
(Forster, 1795)
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Simeulue parrot P. abbotti
Richmond, 1902
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Simeulue and the Siumat Islands
Genus Psittacula Cuvier, 1800 – fifteen species
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Newton's parakeet P. exsul
(Newton, 1872)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Rodrigues, an island of Mauritius until 1875 File:Psittacula exsul.jpg
Echo parakeet P. eques
(Boddaert, 1783)
Template:IUCN status Southwest corner of Mauritius and formerly Réunion File:Echo parakeet (Psittacula eques echo) -at Durrell Trust.jpg
Rose-ringed parakeet P. krameri
(Scopoli, 1769)
Template:IUCN status File:Rose ringed parakeet range.PNG File:Rose-ringed Parakeet eating leaves.JPG
Alexandrine parakeet P. eupatria
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Eastern India, Western Ghats, the Himalayas, Indochina, and introduced to Bahrain and southwest Iran File:Alexandrine Parakeet at Saltlake Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA.jpg
Seychelles parakeet P. wardi
(Newton, 1867)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Mahé, Praslin, and Silhouette Island until 1883 File:Psittacula.wardi.jgk.jpg
Plum-headed parakeet P. cyanocephala
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Template:IUCN status India, Sri Lanka, and the Himalayas File:Pair of Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg
Blossom-headed parakeet P. roseata
Biswas, 1951
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Indochina (excluding Malaysia) and the eastern Himalayas File:BlossomHeadedParakeetGould.jpg
Slaty-headed parakeet P. himalayana
(Lesson, 1831)
Template:IUCN status the Himalayas File:Slaty headed Parakeet I IMG 3102c.jpg
Gray-headed parakeet P. finschii
(Hume, 1874)
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Blue-winged parakeet P. columboides
(Vigors, 1830)
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Layard's parakeet P. calthrapae
(Blyth, 1849)
Template:IUCN status Southern Sri Lanka File:Psittacula calthropae -Sri Lanka -eating fruit-8.jpg
Lord Derby's parakeet P. derbiana
(Fraser, 1852)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Southern China near the China/India and China/Myanmar border File:Psittacula derbiana (pair) -captive-8a.jpg
Red-breasted parakeet P. alexandri
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Indochina (excluding central Thailand) and the Himalayas File:Psittacula alexandri -Changi Village-6.jpg
Nicobar parakeet P. caniceps
(Blyth, 1846)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Nicobar Islands which is northwest of Sumatra File:PalaeornisCanicepsGould.jpg
Long-tailed parakeet P. longicauda
(Boddaert, 1783)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Sumatra, coasts of Borneo, tip of the Malay Peninsula File:Psittacula longicauda (feeding) -Queenstown -Singapore-6.jpg
Mascarene grey parakeet P. bensoniTemplate:Efn
(Holyoak, 1973)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Mauritius until 1764 File:Psittacula bensoni.jpg
Genus Lophopsittacus Cuvier, 1800 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Broad-billed parrot L. mauritianus
(Owen, 1866)
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Genus Necropsittacus Milne-Edwards, 1874 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Rodrigues parrot N. rodricanus
(Milne-Edwards, 1867)
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Genus Micropsitta (pygmy parrots) Lesson, 1831 – six species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Buff-faced pygmy parrot M. pusio
(Sclater, 1866)
Template:IUCN status Northern coast of New Guinea, coast of the Papuan Peninsula, and the southern islands of the Bismarck Archipelago File:NasiternaPusioWolf.jpg
Yellow-capped pygmy parrot M. keiensis
(Salvadori, 1876)
Template:IUCN status Southern New Guinea, the Aru Islands, coast of West Papua, and the Raja Ampat Islands File:NasiternaPygmaeaFKeulemans.jpg
Geelvink pygmy parrot M. geelvinkiana
(Schlegel, 1871)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Biak-Supiori and Numfor (islands of the Baik Island) File:NasiternaGeelvinkianaKeulemans.jpg
Meek's pygmy parrot M. meeki
Rothschild and Hartert, 1914
Template:IUCN status Admiralty Islands and the St Matthias Islands
Finsch's pygmy parrot M. finschii
(Ramsay, 1881)
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Red-breasted pygmy parrot M. bruijnii
(Salvadori, 1875)
Template:IUCN status New Guinea Highlands, New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville Island, Kolombangara Island, Guadalcanal, West Papua, and Maruku

Family PsittrichasiidaeEdit

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Subfamily CoracopsinaeEdit

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Genus Coracopsis (vasa parrots) Wagler, 1832 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Greater vasa parrot C. vasa
(Shaw, 1812)
Template:IUCN status The coasts of Madagascar and Comoros (excluding Mayotte) File:Coracopsis vasa -Madagascar-8.jpg
Lesser vasa parrot C. nigra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Template:IUCN status Madagascar File:Lesser vasa parrot coracopsis nigra.jpg
Seychelles black parrot C. barklyi
Newton, 1867
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Subfamily PsittrichasinaeEdit

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Genus Psittrichas Lesson, 1831 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Pesquet's parrot P. fulgidus
(Lesson, 1830)
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CockatoosEdit

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Family CacatuidaeEdit

Subfamily NymphicinaeEdit

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Genus Nymphicus Wagler, 1832 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Cockatiel N. hollandicus
(Kerr, 1792)
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Subfamily CalyptorhynchinaeEdit

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Genus Calyptorhynchus Desmarest, 1826 – two species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Red-tailed black cockatoo C. banksii
(Latham, 1790)
Template:IUCN status File:Red-tailed Black Cockatoo.JPG File:Calyptorhynchus banksii (pair)-8-2cp.jpg
Glossy black cockatoo C. lathami
(Temminck, 1807)
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Genus Zanda Mathews, 1913 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Baudin's black cockatoo Z. baudinii
(Lear, 1832)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Bird range map for Calyptorhynchus baudinii-8.png File:Calyptorhynchus baudinii (female) -Margaret River-8.jpg
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Z. funerea
(Shaw, 1794)
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Z. f. funereus in red, Z. f. xanthanotus in green
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Carnaby's black cockatoo Z. latirostris
(Carnaby, 1948)
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Subfamily CacatuinaeEdit

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Genus Probosciger Kuhl, 1820 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Palm cockatoo P. aterrimus
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status File:Bird range palm cockatoo.png File:Probosciger aterrimus-20030511.jpg

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Genus Callocephalon Lesson, 1837 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Gang-gang cockatoo C. fimbriatum
(Grant, 1803)
Template:IUCN status File:Bird range gang-gang cockatoo.png File:Callocephalon fimbriatum male - Callum Brae.jpg
Genus Eolophus Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Galah E. roseicapilla
(Vieillot, 1817)
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Genus Cacatua Vieillot, 1817 – 12 species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
White cockatoo C. alba
(Müller, 1776)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status North Maluku File:Cacatua alba -Pairi Daiza, Hainaut, Belgium-8a.jpg
Solomons cockatoo C. ducorpsii
Pucheran, 1853
Template:IUCN status Solomon Islands File:Hana2.jpg
Sulphur-crested cockatoo C. galerita
(Latham, 1790)
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Native range in red, introduced range in violet
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Tanimbar corella C. goffiniana
Roselaar and Michels, 2004
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Yamdena and Larat of the Tanimbar Islands, and introduced to the Kai Islands File:Cacatua goffiniana -in tree-6.jpg
Red-vented cockatoo C. haematuropygia
(Müller, 1776)
Template:IUCN status The Philippines File:Cacatua haematuropygia.jpg
Major Mitchell's cockatoo C. leadbeateri
(Vigors, 1831)
Template:IUCN status File:Bird range major mitchells cockatoo.png File:Cacatua leadbeateri -SW Queensland-8.jpg
Salmon-crested cockatoo C. moluccensis
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Seram, Ambon Island, Saparua and Haruku Island File:Cacatua moluccensis -Jurong Bird Park -side-8a.jpg
Blue-eyed cockatoo C. ophthalmica
Sclater, 1864
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Blue-eyed Cockatoo Distribution.jpg File:Cacatua ophthalmica -Vogelpark Walsrode-6b-3c.jpg
Western corella C. pastinator
(Gould, 1841)
Template:IUCN status Southwest Australian coast File:Cacatua pastinato -Blackpool Zoo-8a.jpg
Little corella C. sanguinea
Gould, 1843
Template:IUCN status Australia, excluding Cape York Peninsula and west central Australia, and introduced to Tasmania File:Cacatua sanguinea upright crop.jpg
Yellow-crested cockatoo C. sulphurea
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:IUCN status File:Cacatua sulphurea range map.png
Native range in blue, introduced range in red
File:Lesser-sulphur crested cockatoo 31l07.JPG
Long-billed corella C. tenuirostris
(Kuhl, 1820)
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New Zealand parrotsEdit

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Family NestoridaeEdit

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Genus Nestor Lesson, 1830 – three species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
New Zealand kākā N. meridionalis
(Gmelin, 1788)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Nestor meridionalis -range -New Zealand.png File:Kaka-Parrots.jpg
Norfolk kākā N. productus
(Gould, 1836)
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status Formerly Norfolk Island and Phillip Island until 1851 File:John-Gould-001.jpg
Kea N. notabilis
Gould, 1856
Template:Font colorTemplate:IUCN status File:Nestor notabilis -range map -New Zealand.png File:Kea on rock while snowing.jpg

Family StrigopidaeEdit

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Genus Strigops Gray, 1845 – one species
Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture
Kākāpō S. habroptilus
Gray, 1845
Template:IUCN status Codfish Island / Whenua Hou, Anchor Island, and Little Barrier Island File:Sirocco full length portrait.jpg

See alsoEdit

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NotesEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

  • eBird – Enter the name of a parrot species to find detailed information about their current range as well as sightings across the world
  • IOC World Bird List – A comprehensive list of parrots with up-to-date information on taxonomy, including synonyms and authority
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System – A list providing taxonomic information on all subordinate taxa of Psittaciformes, including subspecies

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