Psittacidae

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…