Psittacidae

Aratinga solstitialis Photo by Jeff Whitlock (The Online Zoo) Common name: sun parakeet (en); jandaia-amarela (pt); conure soleil (fr); cotorrita del sol (es); sonnensittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This South American species is restricted to Guyana and adjacent parts of Brazil in Roraima state. It may have previously occurred in Surinam. Size:…

Aratinga solstitialis Photo by Jeff Whitlock (The Online Zoo) Common name: sun parakeet (en); jandaia-amarela (pt); conure soleil (fr); cotorrita del sol (es); sonnensittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This South American species is restricted to Guyana and adjacent parts of Brazil in Roraima state. It may have previously occurred in Surinam. Size:…

Psittacula eques Photo by Dennis Hansen (Talking Naturally) Common name: Mauritius parakeet (en); periquito-de-colar-das-Mauricias (pt); perruche de Maurice (fr); cotorra de Mauricio (es); Mauritiussittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species survives only in south-west Mauricius, in the Indian Ocean, after becoming extinct on the island of Réunion. Size: These birds are 35-42…

Poicephalus rufiventris Common name: red-bellied parrot (en); papagaio-de-ventre-vermelho (pt); perroquet à ventre rouge (fr); lorito ventrirrojo (es); rotbauchpapagei (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This African parrot is found in the savannas of eastern Africa, in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania. Size: This small parrot is 22-23 cm long and weighs 130-170 g. Habitat:…

Leptosittaca branickii Common name: golden-plumed parakeet (en); piriquito-de-pincéis-dourados (pt); conure à pinceaux d’or (fr); perico paramuno (es); pinselsittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This South American species is found in the Andean slopes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Size: The golden-plumed parakeet is 35 cm long and weighs 180-280 g. Habitat: These birds…

Psittinus cyanurus Photo by John Wright (Lazy Lizard’s Tales) Common name: blue-rumped parrot (en); papagaio-de-urupígio-azul (pt); perruche à croupion bleu (fr); lorito dorsiazul (es); rotachselpapagei (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Size: This small parrot is 18 cm long and weighs 85 g. Range: This Asian species is confined to the Sundaic lowlands of Myanmar,…