Birds of Brazil

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae (African & New World Parrots)  
Genus: Pyrrhura (16 species, 24 worldwide)


Santarem Parakeet
Santarem Parakeet (Pyrrhura amazonum) Near Threatened
Dois Irmãos do Tocantins, TO, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


Ochre-marked Parakeet
Ochre-marked Parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata) Vulnerable ENDEMIC
Veracel Reserve, Bahia, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil Birding   © All Rights Reserved.


Blaze-winged Parakeet
Blaze-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura devillei)
Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
Fiery-shouldered Parakeet (Pyrrhura egregia)
Venezuela  
   
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com   © All Rights Reserved.


Maroon-bellied Parakeet
Maroon-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis)
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Grey-breasted Parakeet
Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) Endangered ENDEMIC
Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil Birding   © All Rights Reserved.

Similar to the Maroon-bellied Parakeet of the Atlantic rain forest in Brazil, and currently only being recorded in the Serra de Baturité mountains of northeastern Brazil (Athanas).

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Pearly Parakeet (Pyrrhura lepida) Vulnerable ENDEMIC
   



White-eared Parakeet
White-eared Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) Vulnerable ENDEMIC
Parque das Aves, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Bonaparte's Parakeet (Pyrrhura lucianii)
   



Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Maroon-tailed Parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura)
Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Green-cheeked Parakeet
Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae australis)
San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, Salta, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Gustavo Masuzzo   © All Rights Reserved.


Crimson-bellied Parakeet
Crimson-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata)
Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Pfrimer's Parakeet
Pfrimer's Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri) Endangered ENDEMIC
Parque Estadual de Terra Ronca, São Domingos, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


Painted Parakeet
Painted Parakeet (Pyrrhura picta)
 
   
Photograph by Prints     Copyright and usage info

Painted Parakeet
Painted Parakeet (Pyrrhura picta picta)
Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

The Painted Parakeet has many subspecies and deciding which is a subspecies and which should be a species is a challenge.

Rose-fronted Parakeet
Rose-fronted Parakeet (Pyrrhura roseifrons)
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Black-capped Parakeet
Black-capped Parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola)
 
   
Photograph by Public Domain. See below for more information.     Copyright and usage info



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