Psittacidae

Ara macao Photo by Fabián Avellán (Raxa Collective) Commom name:scarlet macaw (en); araracanga (pt); ara rouge (fr); guacamaya roja (es); arakanga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and western Brazil.Size:The scarlet macaw is 80-96 cm long and has a wingspan of 110-120 cm. They weigh 900-1.500 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in…

Aprosmictus erythropterus Photo by David Cook (Wikipedia) Common name:red-winged parrot (en); papagaio-d’asa-vermelha (pt); perruche érythroptère (fr); papagayo alirrojo (es); rotflügelsittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in northern and north-eastern Australia, in southern New Guinea and Irian Jaya.Size:These birds are 30-33 cm long and weigh 120-210 g.Habitat:The red-winged parrot is mostly found in open forest, dry woodlands,…

Poicephalus meyeri (Photo from Flickriver) Common name:Meyer’s parrot (en); papagaio-de-Meyer (pt); perroquet de Meyer (fr); lorito de Meyer (es); goldbugpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This African Species is found from Chad, and Ethiopia, though Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania and into southern D.R. Congo, Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe western Mozambique, northern Namibia,  eastern Botswana and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are…

Psittacula cyanocephala (Photo from UK Airshow Review) Common name: plum-headed parakeet (en); periquito-de-cabeça-roxa (pt); perruche à tête prune (fr); cotorra ciruela (es); pflaumenkopfsittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is endemic to the Indian sub-continent, being found in eastern Pakistan, throughout India and Sri Lanka, and in Nepal and Bangladesh. Size: These…