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Ara chloropterus G.R.Gray, 1859

Ara chloropterus G.R.Gray, 1859

Ara chloropterus G.R.Gray, 1859

Ara chloropterus, the green-winged macaw, is a large parrot distinguished from scarlet macaws by green wing coverts and red eye lines.

Ara ararauna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ara ararauna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ara ararauna (Linnaeus, 1758)

The blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) is a large neotropical parrot native to South and Central America with introduced populations elsewhere.

Ara rubrogenys Lafresnaye, 1847

Ara rubrogenys Lafresnaye, 1847

Ara rubrogenys Lafresnaye, 1847

Ara rubrogenys, the red-fronted macaw, is a small green-and-red macaw native to semi-desert Bolivia, once hunted and captured for trade.

Ara militaris (Linnaeus, 1766)

Ara militaris (Linnaeus, 1766)

Ara militaris (Linnaeus, 1766)

Ara militaris, the military macaw, is a mostly green large parrot native to the Americas, split into three geographically distinct subspecies.

Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758)

This is a detailed description of the scarlet macaw (Ara macao), covering its appearance, vocalizations, lifespan, distribution and habitat.

Ara ambiguus (Bechstein, 1811)

Ara ambiguus (Bechstein, 1811)

Ara ambiguus (Bechstein, 1811)

Ara ambiguus, the great green macaw, is a large green parrot native to the Americas with a rare introduced population in Singapore.

Ara severus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ara severus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ara severus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ara severus, the chestnut-fronted macaw, is a small mostly-green macaw named for its wild puberty-stage aggression.

Poicephalus rueppellii (G.R.Gray, 1849)

Poicephalus rueppellii (G.R.Gray, 1849)

Poicephalus rueppellii (G.R.Gray, 1849)

Poicephalus rueppellii, Rüppell's parrot, is a small, sexually dimorphic parrot with distinct plumage markings by age and sex.

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus (W.Peters, 1854)

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus (W.Peters, 1854)

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus (W.Peters, 1854)

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus is a mostly green parrot with distinct yellow under wing coverts, described here in detail.

Poicephalus rufiventris (Ruppell, 1845)

Poicephalus rufiventris (Ruppell, 1845)

Poicephalus rufiventris (Ruppell, 1845)

The red-bellied parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris) is a small sexually dimorphic parrot with an unusually named orange belly patch.

Poicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Poicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Poicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Poicephalus senegalus, the Senegal parrot, is a West African parrot species with described physical traits, diet, and lifespan.

Poicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827)

Poicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827)

Poicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827)

Meyer's parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) is an African parrot species with grey feathers and distinct coloured markings that lives across sub-Saharan Africa.

Poicephalus robustus (Gmelin, 1788)

Poicephalus robustus (Gmelin, 1788)

Poicephalus robustus (Gmelin, 1788)

The Cape parrot (Poicephalus robustus) is an endemic South African forest parrot that feeds mostly on yellowwood tree nuts.

Poicephalus robustus fuscicollis (Kuhl, 1820)

Poicephalus robustus fuscicollis (Kuhl, 1820)

Poicephalus robustus fuscicollis (Kuhl, 1820)

The Cape parrot is a moderately large, sexually dimorphic parrot endemic to patchy South African Afromontane yellowwood forests.

Forpus conspicillatus (Lafresnaye, 1848)

Forpus conspicillatus (Lafresnaye, 1848)

Forpus conspicillatus (Lafresnaye, 1848)

The spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) is a small Neotropical parrot species with three subspecies found in Middle and South America.

Forpus passerinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Forpus passerinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Forpus passerinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) is a small sexually dimorphic parrot species from South America with well-studied breeding behavior.

Forpus coelestis (Lesson, 1847)

Forpus coelestis (Lesson, 1847)

Forpus coelestis (Lesson, 1847)

Forpus coelestis, the Pacific parrotlet, is a small South American parrot, commonly kept as a pet with many color mutations.

Forpus cyanopygius (Souance, 1856)

Forpus cyanopygius (Souance, 1856)

Forpus cyanopygius (Souance, 1856)

Forpus cyanopygius, the Mexican parrotlet, is a small non-migratory parrot species endemic to western Mexico.

Forpus xanthopterygius (Spix, 1824)

Forpus xanthopterygius (Spix, 1824)

Forpus xanthopterygius (Spix, 1824)

Cobalt-rumped parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius) is a small South American parrot species with two recognized subspecies.

Forpus modestus (Cabanis, 1848)

Forpus modestus (Cabanis, 1848)

Forpus modestus (Cabanis, 1848)

Forpus modestus, the dusky-billed parrotlet, is a small South American Amazon-region parrot species in the Psittacidae family.

Forpus xanthopterygius crassirostris (Taczanowski, 1883)

Forpus xanthopterygius crassirostris (Taczanowski, 1883)

Forpus xanthopterygius crassirostris (Taczanowski, 1883)

The cobalt-rumped parrotlet is a small South American parrot species in the family Psittacidae with two recognized subspecies.

Pionus maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820)

Pionus maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820)

Pionus maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820)

This is a description of the scaly-headed parrot Pionus maximiliani, covering its traits, subspecies, distribution, habitat, and feral observations in Spain.

Pionus sordidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pionus sordidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pionus sordidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pionus sordidus, the red-billed parrot, is a 27-29 cm parrot with six subspecies found across northern South America in varied wooded habitats.

Pionus menstruus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pionus menstruus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pionus menstruus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pionus menstruus, the blue-headed parrot, is a small mostly green parrot native to Central and South America.

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