Psittacidae

Touit batavicus Photo by Cesar Villalba (Flickr) Common name:lilac-tailed parrotlet (en); apuim-de-sete-cores (pt); touit à sept couleurs (fr); cotorrita sietecolores (es); siebenfarbenpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed from northern Colombia, along northern Venezuela, and into Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana and possibly marginally across the border into Amapá, in extreme northern Brazil.Size:These birds are…

Geoffroyus geoffroyi Photo by Mehd Halaouate (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-cheeked parrot (en); papagaio-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); perruche de Geoffroy (fr); lorito carirrojo (es); rotkopfpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in New Guinea and in other islands of eastern Indonesia including the Moluccas, the Lesser Sundas and Timor. There is also a population in the Cape…

Prioniturus flavicans Photo by Simon van der Meulen (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:yellowish-breasted racquet-tail (en); papagaio-de-raquetes-amarelado (pt); palette de Cassin (fr); lorito-momoto amarillento (es); flaggenschwanzpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to Indonesia, only being found in the Minahasa Peninsula, in northern Sulawesi, and in nearby islands including the Togian Islands.Size:These birds are 37 cm…

Pionopsitta pileata (Photo from Instituto Rã-bugio) Common name:pileated parrot (en); cuiú-cuiú (pt); caïque mitré (fr); lorito carirrojo (es); scharlachkopfpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Brazil, along the coast from south-eastern Bahia to Paraná, west to southern Paraguay and south to Rio Grande do Sul and extreme north-western Argentina.Size:These birds are 22 cm…

Agapornis roseicollis Photo by Alastair Rae (Wikipedia) Common name:rosy-faced lovebird (en); inseparável-de-faces-rosadas (pt); inséparable rosegorge (fr); inseparable de Namibia (es); rosenköpfchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Angola, through Namibia and into north-western South Africa. There are also feral populations introduced into Puerto Rico and Arizona.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and have…

Charmosyna wilhelminae (Photo from Loromania) Common name:pygmy lorikeet (en); lóri-pigmeu (pt); lori de Wilhelmina (fr); lori pigmeo (es); elfenlori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Guinea, being found along the central mountain range from Vogelkop to the Owen Stanley range.Size:These birds are 12,5-13 cm long and weigh about 20 g.Habitat:The pygmy lorikeet is…

Loriculus galgulus Photo by Lip Kee Yap (Wikipedia) Common name:blue-crowned hanging-parrot (en); lorículo-de-coroa-azul (pt); coryllis à tête bleue (fr); lorículo coroniazul (es); blaukrönchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily Psittacidae Range:This species is found from southern Thailand and Malaysia to northern Indonesia in Borneo, Sumatra and adjacent islands.Size:These tiny parrots are 12 cm long and weigh 22-35 g.Habitat:The blue-crowned…

Psittacula eupatria Photo by Michael Schmolz (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Alexandrine parakeet (en); piriquito-de-Alexandre (pt); perruche alexandre (fr); cotorra alejandrina (es); Alexandersittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, through India and Nepal and into Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern Laos, Cambodia and southern Vietnam.Size:These birds are 50-62 cm long and weigh…