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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830 “translation of the latin”
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Common Names
Parrots and Cockatoos
Latin Synonyms
Linnaean Rank
Order
Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Neoaves | Apodiformes | ||
| Gaviiformes | |||
| Sphenisciformes | |||
| Phoenicopteriformes | |||
| Podicipediformes | Podicipedidae | ||
| Piciformes | |||
| Psittaciformes | |||
| Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | ||
| Passeriformes | Cardinalidae | ||
| Cinclidae | |||
| Corvidae | |||
| Paridae | |||
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
Lineage
Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthokonta, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Deuterostomia, Cyrtotreta, Chordata, Notochordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata,, Teleostomi, Euteleostomi, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha, Tetrapoda, Reptilomorpha, Cotylosauria, Amniota, Sauropsida, Diapsida, Neodiapsida, Sauria, Archosauromorpha, Archosauriformes, Archosauria, Ornithodira, Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Saurischia, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Paraves, Avialae, Aves, Pygostylia, Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae Neornithes, Neognathae, Neoaves
Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Psittaciformes | Psittacidae |
Chalcopsitta |
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| duivenbodei |
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| sintillata |
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| cardinalis |
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| Eos |
histrio |
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| squamata |
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| bornea |
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| reticulata |
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| cyanogenia |
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| semilarvata |
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Explanation of phylogenetic trees
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Family |
Genus |
Species |
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Black Lory/ Rajah Lory |
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Brown Lory |
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Yellow-streaked Lory |
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Cardinal Lory |
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Red-and-Blue Lory |
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Violet-necked Lory |
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Red Lory |
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Blue-streaked Lory |
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Black-winged Lory |
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Blue-eared Lory |
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Pseudeos |
fuscata |
Dusky Lory |
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Trichoglossus |
ornatus |
Ornate Lorikeet |
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haematodus |
Rainbow Lorikeet |
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rubritorquis |
Red-collared Lorikeet |
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euteles |
Olive-headed Lorikeet |
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flavoviridis |
Yellow-and-Green Lorikeet |
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johnstoniae |
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rubiginosus |
Pohnpei Lorikeet |
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chlorolepidotus |
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet |
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Psitteuteles |
versicolor |
Varied Lorikeet |
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iris |
Iris Lorikeet |
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goldiei |
Goldie’s Lorikeet |
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Lorius |
garrulus |
Chattering Lory |
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domicella |
Purple-naped Lory |
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lory |
Black-capped Lory |
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hypoinochorus |
Purple-bellied Lory |
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albidinuchus |
White-naped Lory |
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chlorocercus |
Yellow-bibbed Lory |
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Phigys |
solitarius |
Collared Lory |
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Vini |
australis |
Blue-crowned Lorikeet |
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kuhlii |
Kuhl’s Lorikeet |
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stepheni |
Stephen’s Lorikeet |
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peruviana |
Blue Lorikeet |
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ultramarina |
Ultramarine Lorikeet |
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Glossopsitta |
concinna |
Musk Lorikeet |
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pusilla |
Little Lorikeet |
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porphyrocephala |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet |
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Charmosyna |
palmarum |
Palm Lorikeet- |
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rubrigularis |
Red-chinned Lorikeet |
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meeki |
Meek’s Lorikeet |
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toxopei |
Blue-fronted Lorikeet |
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multistriata |
Striated Lorikeet |
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wilhelminae |
Pygmy Lorikeet |
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rubronotata |
Red-fronted Lorikeet |
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placentis |
Red-flanked Lorikeet |
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diadema† |
New Caledonian Lorikeet |
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amabilis |
Red-throated Lorikeet |
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margarethae |
Duchess Lorikeet |
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pulchella |
Fairy Lorikeet |
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josefinae |
Josephine’s Lorikeet |
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papou |
Papuan Lorikeet |
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Oreopsittacus |
arfaki |
Plum-faced Lorikeet |
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Neopsittacus |
musschenbroekii |
Yellow-billed Lorikeet |
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pullicauda |
Orange-billed Lorikeet |
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Probosciger |
aterrimus |
Palm Cockatoo |
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Calyptorhynchus |
baudinii |
White-tailed Black Cockatoo |
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latirostris |
Slender-billed Black Cockatoo |
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funereus |
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo |
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banksii |
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo |
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lathami |
Glossy-black Cockatoo |
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Callocephalon |
fimbriatum |
Gang-gang Cockatoo |
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Eolophus |
roseicapillus |
Galah |
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Cacatua |
Pink Cockatoo |
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sulphurea |
Yellow-crested Cockatoo |
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galerita |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
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ophthalmica |
Blue-eyed Cockatoo |
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moluccensis |
Salmon-crested Cockatoo |
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alba |
White Cockatoo |
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haematuropygia |
Philippine Cockatoo |
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goffini |
Tanibar Cockatoo |
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sanguinea |
Little Cockatoo |
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pastinator |
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tenuirostris |
Long-billed Corella |
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ducorpsii |
Ducorp’s Cockatoo |
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Nymphicus |
hollandicus |
Cockatiel |
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Nestor |
notabilis |
Kea |
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meridionalis |
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Micropsitta |
geelvinkiana |
Geelvink Pygmy Parrot |
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pusio |
Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot |
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meeki |
Meek’s Pygmy Parrot |
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finschii |
Finsch’s Pygmy Parrot |
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bruijnii |
Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot |
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Cyclospitta |
gulielmitertii |
Orange-breasted Pygmy Parrot |
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diophthalma |
Double-eyed Fig Parrot |
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Psittaculirostris |
desmarestii |
Large Fig Parrot |
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edwardsii |
Edward’s Fig Parrot |
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salvadorii |
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Bolbopsittacus |
lunulatus |
Gualabero |
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Psittinus |
cyanurus |
Blue-Rumped Parrot |
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Psittacella |
brehmii |
Brehm’s tiger Parrot |
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picta |
Painted Tiger Parrot |
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modesta |
Modest Tiger Parrot |
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madaraszi |
Madarasz’s Tiger Parrot |
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Geoffroyus |
Red-cheeked Parrot |
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simplex |
Blue-collared Parrot |
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heteroclitus |
Singing Parrot |
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Prioniturus |
montanus |
Montane Racquet Tail |
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waterstradti |
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platenae |
Blue-headed Racquet Tail |
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Prioniturus |
luconensis |
Green Racquet Tail |
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discurus |
Blue-crowned Racquet Tail |
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verticalis |
Blue-winged Racquet Tail |
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flavicans |
Yellow-breasted Racquet Tail |
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platurus |
Golden-mantled Racquet Tail |
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mada |
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Tanygnathus |
megalorynchos |
Great-billed Parrot |
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lucionensis |
Blue-naped Parrot |
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sumatranus |
Blue-backed Parrot |
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gramineus |
Black-lored Parrot |
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Eclectus |
roratus |
Eclectus Parrot |
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Psittrichas |
fulgidus |
Pesquet’s Parrot |
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Prosopeia |
splendens |
Crimson Shining Parrot |
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personata |
Masked Shining Parrot |
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tabuensis |
Red Shining Parrot |
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Alisterus |
scapularis |
Australian King Parrot |
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amboinensis |
Moluccan King Parrot |
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chloropterus |
Papuan King Parrot |
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Aprosmictus |
jonquillaceus |
Olive-shouldered Parrot |
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erythropterus |
Red-winged Parrot |
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Polytelis |
swainsonii |
Superb parrot |
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anthopeplus |
Regent Parrot |
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alexandrae |
Alexandra’s Parrot |
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Purpureicephalus |
spurius |
Red-capped Parrot |
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Platycercus |
zonarius |
Port |
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barnardi |
Mallee Ringneck |
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Green Rosella |
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elegans |
Crimson Rosella |
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flaveolus |
Yellow Rosella |
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venustus |
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adscitus |
Pale-headed Rosella |
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eximius |
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icterotis |
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Northiella |
haematogaster |
Bluebonnet |
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Psephotus
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haematonotus |
Red-rumped Parrot |
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varius |
Mulga Parrot |
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dissimilis |
Hooded Parrot |
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chrysopterygius |
Golden-shouldered Parrot |
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pulcherrimus |
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Cyanoramphus
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unicolor |
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cookii |
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novaezelandiae |
Red-fronted Parakeet |
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auriceps |
Yellow-fronted Parakeet |
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zealandicus† |
Black-fronted Parakeet |
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ulietanus |
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Eunymphicus
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cornutus |
Horned Parakeet |
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Neopsephotus
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bourkii |
Bourke’s Parrot |
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Neophema
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chrysotoma |
Blue-winged Parrot |
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elegans |
Elegant Parrot |
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petrophila |
Rock Parrot |
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Orange-bellied Parrot |
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pulchella |
Turquoise Parrot |
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splendida |
Scarlet-chested Parrot |
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Lathamus
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discolor |
Swift Parrot |
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Melopsittacus
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undulatus |
Budgerigar |
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Pezoporus
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wallicus |
Ground Parrot |
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Geopsittacus
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occidentalis |
Night Parrot |
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Strigops
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habroptilus |
Kakapo |
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Mascarinus†
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Mascarene Parrot |
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Coracopsis
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vasa |
Vasa Parrot |
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nigra |
Black Parrot |
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Psittacus
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erithacus |
Grey Parrot |
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Poicephalus
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robustus |
Brown-necked Parrot |
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gulielmi |
Red-fronted Parrot |
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senegalus |
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crassus |
Niam-Niam Parrot |
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meyeri |
Meyer’s Parrot |
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flavifrons |
Yellow-fronted Parrot |
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rufiventris |
Red-bellied Parrot |
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cryptoxanthus |
Brown-headed Parrot |
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rueppellii |
Rueppell’s Parrot |
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Agapornis
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canus |
Grey-headed Lovebird |
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pullarius |
Red-headed Lovebird |
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taranta |
Black-winged Lovebird |
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swindernianus |
Black-collared Lovebird |
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roseicollis |
Rosy-faced Lovebird |
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fischeri |
Fischer’s Lovebird |
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personatus |
Yellow-collared Lovebird |
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lilianae |
Lilian’s Lovebird |
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nigrigenis |
Black-cheeked Lovebird |
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Loriculus
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phillippensis |
Colasisi |
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galgulus |
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot |
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stigmatus |
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amabilis |
Moluccan Hanging Parrot |
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catamene |
Sangihe Hanging Parrot |
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aurantiifrons |
Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot |
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tener |
Green-fronted Hanging Parrot |
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exilis |
Red-billed Hanging Parrot |
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pusillus |
Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot |
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flosculus† |
Wallace’s Hanging Parrot |
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Psittacula
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eupatria |
Alexandrine Parakeet |
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wardi† |
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krameri |
Rose-ringed Parakeet |
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echo |
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exsul† |
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himalayana |
Slaty-headed Parakeet |
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finschii |
Grey-headed Parakeet |
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intermedia |
Intermediate Parakeet |
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cyanocephala |
Plum-headed Parakeet |
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roseata |
Blossom-headed Parakeet |
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columboides |
Malabar Parakeet |
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calthropae |
Layard’s Parakeet |
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derbiana |
Derbyan Parakeet |
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alexandri |
Red-breasted Parakeet |
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caniceps |
Nicobar Parakeet |
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longicauda |
Long-tailed Parakeet |
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Anodorhynchus
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Hyancinth Macaw |
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leari |
Indigo Macaw |
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glaucus† |
Glaucous Macaw |
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Cyanopsitta
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spixii |
Little Blue Macaw |
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Ara
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ararauna |
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw |
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glaucogularis |
Blue-throated Macaw |
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militaris |
Military Macaw |
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ambigua |
Great Green Macaw |
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Scarlet Macaw |
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chloropterus |
Red-and Green Macaw |
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cubensis† |
Cuban Macaw |
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tricolor† |
Hispaniolan Macaw |
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gossei† |
Jamaican Macaw, Gosse’s Macaw |
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rubrogenys |
Red-fronted Macaw |
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severa |
Chestnut-fronted Macaw |
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manilata |
Red-bellied Macaw |
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couloni |
Blue-headed Macaw |
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maracana |
Blue-winged Macaw |
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auricollis |
Yellow-collared Macaw |
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nobilis |
Red-shouldered Macaw |
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Aratinga
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acuticaudata |
Blue-crowned Parakeet |
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holochlora |
Green Parakeet |
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strenua |
Pacific Parakeet |
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wagleri |
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet |
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mitrata |
Mitred Parakeet |
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erythrogenys |
Red-masked Parakeet |
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finschi |
Crimson-fronted Parakeeet |
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leucophthalmus |
White-eyed Parakeet |
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euops |
Cuban Parakeet |
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chloroptera |
Hispaniolan Parakeet |
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solstitialis |
Sun Parakeet |
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Sun Parakeet |
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auricapilla |
Golden-capped Parakeet |
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weddellii |
Dusky-headed Parakeet |
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nana |
Olive-throated Parakeet |
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canicularis |
Orange-fronted Parakeet |
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aurea |
Peach-fronted Parakeet |
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pertinax |
Brown-throated Parakeet |
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cactorum |
Caatinga Parakeet |
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brevipes |
Socorro Parakeet |
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rubitorques |
Red-throated Parakeet |
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Nandayus
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nenday |
Nanday Parakeet |
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Leptosittaca
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branickii |
Golden-plumed Parakeet |
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Ognorhynchus
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icterotis |
Yellow-eared Parakeet |
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Rhynchopsitta
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pachyrhyncha |
Thick-billed Parakeet |
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Conuropsis
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Cyanoliseus
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patagonus |
Burrowing Parakeet |
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Pyrrhura
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cruentata |
Blue-throated Parakeet |
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devillei |
Blaze-winged Parakeet |
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frontalis |
Maroon-bellied Parakeet |
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perlata |
Pearly Parakeet |
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rhodogaster |
Crimson-bellied Parakeet |
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molinae |
Green-cheeked Parakeet |
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picta |
Painted Parakeet |
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leucotis |
White-eared Parakeet |
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viridicata |
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egregia |
Fiery-shouldered Parakeet |
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melanura |
Maroon-tailed Parakeet |
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orcesi |
El Oro Parakeet |
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rupicola |
Black-capped Parakeet |
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albipectus |
White-necked Parakeet |
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calliptera |
Brown-breasted Parakeet |
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hoematotis |
Red-eared Parakeet |
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rhodocephala |
Rose-headed Parakeet |
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hoffmanni |
Sulphur-winged Parakeet |
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griseipectus |
Gray-breasted parakeet |
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pfrimeri |
Pfrimer’s Parakeet |
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Enicognathus
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ferrugineus |
Austral Parakeet |
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leptorhynchus |
Slender-billed Parakeet |
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Myiopsitta
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monachus |
Monk Parakeet |
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luchsi |
Cliff Parakeet |
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Bolborhynchus
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aymara |
Grey-hooded Parakeet |
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aurifrons |
Mountain Parakeet |
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lineola |
Barred Parakeet |
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orbygnesius |
Andean Parakeet |
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ferrugineifrons |
Rufous-fronted Parakeet |
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Forpus
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cyanopygius |
Mexican Parrotlet |
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passerinus |
Green-rumped Parrotlet |
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xanthopterygius |
Blue-winged Parrotlet |
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conspicillatus |
Spectacled Parrotlet |
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sclateri |
Dusky-billed Parrotlet |
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coelestis |
Pacific Parrotlet |
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xanthops |
Yellow-faced Parrotlet |
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Brotogeris
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tirica |
Plain Parakeet |
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versicolurus |
Canary-winged Parakeet |
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chiriri |
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet |
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pyrrhopterus |
Grey-cheeked Parakeet |
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jugularis |
Orange-chinned Parakeet |
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cyanoptera |
Cobalt-winged Parakeet |
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chrysopterus |
Golden-winged Parakeet |
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sanctithomae |
Tui Parakeet |
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Nannopsittaca
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panychlora |
Tepui Parrotlet |
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dachilleae |
Amazonian Parrotlet |
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Touit
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huetii |
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet |
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costaricensis |
Red-fronted Parrotlet |
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dilectissima |
Blue-fronted Parrotlet |
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purpurata |
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet |
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melanonotus |
Brown-backed Parrotlet |
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surda |
Golden-tailed Parrotlet |
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stictoptera |
Spot-winged Parrotlet |
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Pionites
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melanocephala |
Black-headed Parrotlet |
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leucogaster |
White-bellied Parrot |
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Pionopsitta
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pileata |
Pileated Parrot |
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haematotis |
Brown-hooded Parrot |
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pulchra |
Rose-faced Parrot |
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barrabandi |
Orange-cheeked Parrot |
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pyrilia |
Saffron-headed Parrot |
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caica |
Caica Parrot |
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Gypopsitta
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vulturina |
Vulturine Parrot |
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Hapalopsittaca
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melanotis |
Black-winged Parrot |
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amazonina |
Rusty-faced Parrot |
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fuertesi |
Indigo-winged Parrot |
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pyrrhops |
Red-faced Parrot |
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Graydidascalus
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brachyurus |
Short-tailed Parrot |
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Pionus
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menstruus |
Blue-headed Parrot |
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sordidus |
Red-billed Parrot |
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maximiliani |
Scaly-headed Parrot |
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tumultuosus |
Speckle-faced Parrot |
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senilis |
White-crowned Parrot |
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chalcopterus |
Bronze-winged Parrot |
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fuscus |
Dusky Parrot |
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Amazona
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leucocephala |
Cuban Parrot |
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collaria |
Yellow-billed Parrot |
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ventralis |
Hispaniolan Parrot |
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albifrons |
White-fronted Parrot |
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xantholora |
Yellow-lored Parrot |
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agilis |
Black-billed Parrot |
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vittata |
Puerto Rican Parrot |
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tucumana |
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pretrei |
Red-spectacled Parrot |
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viridigenalis |
Red-crowned Parrot |
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finschi |
Lilac-crowned Parrot |
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autumnalis |
Red-lored Parrot |
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dufresniana |
Blue-cheeked Parrot |
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rhodocorytha |
Red-browed Parrot |
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brasiliensis |
Red-tailed Parrot |
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festiva |
Festive Parrot |
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xanthops |
Yellow-faced Parrot |
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barbadensis |
Yellow-shouldered Parrot |
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aestiva |
Blue-fronted Parrot |
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oratrix |
Yellow-headed Parrot |
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auropalliata |
Yellow-naped Parrot |
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ochrocephala |
Yellow-crowned Parrot |
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amazonica |
Orange-winged Parrot |
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mercenaria |
Scaly-naped Parrot |
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farinosa |
Mealy Parrot |
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kawalli |
Kawall’s Parrot |
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vinacea |
Vinaceous Parrot |
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versicolor |
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arausiaca |
Red-necked Parrot |
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guildingii |
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imperialis |
Imperial Parrot |
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Deroptyus
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accipitrinus |
Red-fan Parrot |
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Triclaria
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malachitacea |
Blue-bellied Parrot |
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