Psittacidae

Pionus senilis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:white-crowned parrot (en); maitaca-de-testa-branca (pt); pione à couronne blanche (fr); loro senil (es); weißkopfpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in Central America, from eastern and southern Mexico to western Panama.Size:These birds are 23-25 cm long and weigh 220 g.Habitat:White-crowned parrots are mostly found in mountain rainforests,…

Trichoglossus haematodus Photo by Ian Colley (PBase) Common name: rainbow lorikeet (en); lóri-arco-íris (pt); loriquet à tête bleue (fr); lori arco iris (es); allfarblori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in Australia, from south-eastern South Australia, through Victoria and eastern New South Wales, and in eastern and northern Queensland, in the Northern Territories and in…

Myiopsitta monachus Photo by Juan Emilio (Wikipedia) Common name:monk parakeet (en); caturrita (pt); conure veuve (fr); cotorra argentina (es); mönchssittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species originates from southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina, but it has been introduced to several areas outside their native range, including several cities in the eastern United States, in…

Chalcopsitta duivenbodei (Photo from Free Per Wallpapers) Common name:brown lory (en); lóri-castanho (pt); lori de Duyvenbode (fr); lori pardo (es); braunlori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in the northern lowlands of New Guinea, both in Papua-New Guinea and in Indonesia.Size:These birds are 26-33 cm long and weigh 200-230 g.Habitat:The brown lory is found in…

Amazona ochrocephala Photo by Erick Houli (Flickr) Common name:yellow-crowned amazon (en); papagaio-campeiro (pt); amazone à front jaune (fr); loro real amazónico (es); gelbscheitelamazone (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from Panama south to central Bolivia and north-western Brazil as far south as Mato Grosso and Pará.Size:These birds are 31-38 cm long and weigh 380-560 g.Habitat:The…

Eclectus roratus Photo by Doug Janson (Wikipedia) Common name:eclectus parrot (en); papagaio-eclético (pt); grand éclectus (fr); loro ecléctico (es); edelpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in New Guinea, the Moluccas, the Solomon islands, the island of Sumba in Indonesia and also in northern Australia on the Eastern Cape York Peninsula. It has also been…

Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha Photo by Ernesto Enkerlin (Neotropical Birds) Common name: thick-billed parrot (en); (pt); conure à gros bec (fr); cotorra serrana occidental (es); arasittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is mostly restricted to the western Sierra Madre, in western Mexico, although it was breeding in southern Arizona and New Mexico until…

Primolius maracana (Photo from Free Pet Wallpapers) Common name:blue-winged macaw (en); maracanã-verdadeira (pt); ara d’Illiger (fr); maracaná afeitado (es); rotrückenara (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in Brazil, from Rondônia and Pernambuco south to Paraná, and marginally into Paraguay and Argentina.Size:These birds are 36-43 cm long and weigh 250-280 g.Habitat:The blue-winged macaw is found in…