Birds of the World

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


White-breasted Parakeet
White-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura albipectus) Vulnerable
Range: SA: se Ecuador
Podocarpus National Park, Zamora, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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


Flame-winged Parakeet
Flame-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura calliptera) Vulnerable
Range: SA: c Colombia
Chingaza National Park, Cundinamarca, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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


Blaze-winged Parakeet
Blaze-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura devillei)
Range: SA: n Paraguay and sw Brazil
Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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


Venezuelan Parakeet
Venezuelan Parakeet (Pyrrhura emma)
Range: SA: n Venezuela
Los Venados, Parque Naciona, Venezuela  
   
Photograph by Barlovento from Venezuela     Copyright and usage info

Similar to the Maroon-bellied Parakeet of the Atlantic rain forest in Brazil.

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


Grey-breasted Parakeet
Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) Endangered
Range: SA: ne Brazil
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).

Blood-eared Parakeet
Blood-eared Parakeet (Pyrrhura hoematotis)
Range: SA: n, nw Venezuela
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Sulphur-winged Parakeet
Sulphur-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura hoffmanni hoffmanni)
Range: MA: Costa Rica and Panama
Providencia de Dota, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


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Pearly Parakeet (Pyrrhura lepida) Vulnerable
Range: SA: ne Brazil s of Amazon
   



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


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Bonaparte's Parakeet (Pyrrhura lucianii)
Range: SA: w Amazonia
   



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

Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Maroon-tailed Parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura chapmani)
Range: SA: w Amazonia
Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia
  The chapmani race around Florencia, Caqueta has a white chest, crown, nape and collar.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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


El Oro Parakeet
El Oro Parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi) Endangered
Range: SA: sw Ecuador
Jotoco Buenaventura Reserve, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


Crimson-bellied Parakeet
Crimson-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata)
Range: SA: c Brazil to n Bolivia
Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


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


Painted Parakeet
Painted Parakeet (Pyrrhura picta)
Range: SA: se Panama to Amazonia
 
   
Photograph by Prints     Copyright and usage info

Painted Parakeet
Painted Parakeet (Pyrrhura picta picta)
Range: SA: se Panama to Amazonia
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.

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Rose-crowned Parakeet (Pyrrhura rhodocephala)
Range: SA: w Venezuela
   



Rose-fronted Parakeet
Rose-fronted Parakeet (Pyrrhura roseifrons)
Range: SA: w Amazonia
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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


Santa Marta Parakeet
Santa Marta Parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata) Endangered
Range: SA: n Colombia
ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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