List of parrots

Parrots, also known as psittacines (/ˈsɪtəsnz/),[1][2] are the 402 species of birds that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions, of which 387 are extant. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots).[3][4] Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia.[5]

The Cacatuoidea are quite distinct, having a movable head crest, a different arrangement of the carotid arteries, a gall bladder, differences in the skull bones,[6] and lack the Dyck texture feathers that—in the Psittacoidea—scatter light to produce the vibrant colours of so many parrots.[7] Lorikeets were previously regarded as a family, Loriidae,[8]: 45  but are now considered a tribe (Loriini) within the subfamily Loriinae, family Psittaculidae.[9][10][11] Some species, such as the Puerto Rican amazon (Amazona vittata) have had a population bottleneck (in this case reduced to 13 individuals in 1975) and subsequently have low genetic variability and low reproductive success, leading to complications with conservation.[12]

No consensus existed regarding the taxonomy of Psittaciformes until recently. The placement of the Strigopoidea species has been variable in the past.[13] They were once considered part of the Psittacoidea, but recent 21st-century studies place this group of New Zealand species as their own superfamily next to the Cacatuoidea and remaining members of the Psittacoidea.[9][10][11] Many studies have confirmed the unique placement of this group at the base of the parrot tree.[3][9][11][10] Most authors now recognize this group as a separate taxon[3][14][15] containing two families: Nestoridae and Strigopidae.[3][16] Conversely, the relationships among various cockatoo genera are largely resolved.[9][17][18][19]

Conventions

IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
 EX Extinct (15 species)
 EW Extinct in the wild (1 species)
 CR Critically Endangered (17 species)
 EN Endangered (38 species)
 VU Vulnerable (54 species)
 NT Near threatened (59 species)
 LC Least concern (219 species)
Other categories
 DD Data deficient (0 species)
 NE Not evaluated (5 species)

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the bird's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN red list for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species listed went extinct after 1500 CE (recently extinct[20]), and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†".

Classification

The order Psittaciformes consists of 387 extant species belonging to 87 genera. The following classification is based on the most recent proposals as of 2012.[9][10][3]

Superfamily Psittacoidea: true parrots[21]

Superfamily Cacatuoidea: cockatoos[17]

Superfamily Strigopoidea: New Zealand parrots[23]

True parrots

Family Psittacidae

Subfamily Psittacinae

Genus Psittacus (grey parrots) Linnaeus, 1758 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Grey parrotP. erithacus
Linnaeus, 1758
eEN IUCN
Timneh parrotP. timneh
Fraser, 1844
eEN IUCN
Genus Poicephalus Swainson, 1837 – ten species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Senegal parrotP. senegalus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
LC IUCNWest Africa (excluding the Maghreb)
Red-bellied parrotP. rufiventris
(Rüppell, 1842)
LC IUCNEastern Horn of Africa, eastern Kenya, and northeast Tanzania
Rüppell's parrotP. rueppellii
(G. R. Gray, 1849)
LC IUCNNorthern Namibia and the coast of Angola
Brown-necked parrotP. fuscicollis
(Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCNFrom Gambia and southern Senegal to Ghana and Togo
Cape parrotP. robustus
(Gmelin, 1788)
gVU IUCN
Meyer's parrotP. meyeri
(Cretzschmar, 1827)
LC IUCN
Red-fronted parrotP. gulielmi
(Jardine, 1849)
LC IUCN
Yellow-fronted parrotP. flavifrons
(Rüppell, 1842)
LC IUCNWestern Ethiopia
Brown-headed parrotP. cryptoxanthus
(Peters, 1854)
LC IUCNSoutheast African coast
Niam-Niam parrotP. crassus
(Sharpe, 1884)
LC IUCNCentral Central African Republic

Subfamily Arinae (neotropical parrots)

Tribe Arini

Genus Cyanoliseus Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Burrowing parrotC. patagonus
(Vieillot, 1818)
LC IUCNCentral Argentina stretching to the coasts
Genus Enicognathus G. R. Gray, 1840 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Slender-billed parakeetE. leptorhynchus
(King, 1831)
LC IUCNCentral Chilean coast (central meaning halfway between the northern and southern extremes)
Austral parakeetE. ferrugineus
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNEastern Patagonian coast, southern Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia
Genus Rhynchopsitta (thick-billed parrots) Bonaparte, 1854 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Thick-billed parrotR. pachyrhyncha
(Swainson, 1827)
eEN IUCNSierra Madre Occidental
Maroon-fronted parrotR. terrisi
Moore, 1947
eEN IUCNSierra Madre Oriental
Genus Pyrrhura Bonaparte, 1856 – 28 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Ochre-marked parakeetP. cruentata
(Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
gVU IUCNScattered populations around the southeastern coast of Brazil (north of São Paulo)
Maroon-bellied parakeetP. frontalis
(Vieillot, 1818)
LC IUCNSouthwest Brazil, northern Uruguay, and southern Paraguay
Blaze-winged parakeetP. devillei
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
iNT IUCNNorthern Paraguay and Southwest Brazil along the Brazil/(northern) Paraguay border
Crimson-bellied parakeetP. perlata
(Spix, 1824)
gVU IUCNCentral Brazil and along the Brazil/Bolivia border
Pearly parakeetP. lepida
(Wagler, 1832)
gVU IUCNNortheast Brazil south of the Amazon river
Green-cheeked parakeetP. molinae
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
LC IUCN
Painted parakeetP. picta
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNNortheast South America, north of the Amazon river and east of the Venezuela/Colombia border
Sinú parakeetP. subandina
(Todd, 1917)
CR IUCNSinú Valley in northern Colombia near (but not bordering) the Gulf of Darien
Azuero parakeetP. eisenmanni
Delgado, 1985
eEN IUCNSouthwest Azuero Peninsula
Venezuelan parakeetP. emma
Salvadori, 1891
LC IUCNNorthern coast of Venezuela
Santarem parakeetP. amazonum
Hellmayr, 1906
eEN IUCNCentral and southeast Amazon in Brazil
Madeira parakeetP. snethlageae
Joseph and Bates, 2002
gVU IUCNEastern Brazil, west of the Brazil/Bolivia border, south of the Madeira river, and north of the Araguaia river
Bonaparte's parakeetP. lucianii
(Deville, 1851)
LC IUCNNorthwest Amazon rainforest in Brazil
Rose-fronted parakeetP. roseifrons
(Gray, 1859)
LC IUCNAlong the Peru/Brazil border and Peru/Bolivia border
Wavy-breasted parakeetP. peruviana
Hocking, Blake, and Joseph, 2002
LC IUCNAlong the Marañón river in northern Peru and Ecuador
White-eared parakeetP. leucotis
(Kuhl, 1820)
gVU IUCNSoutheast Brazilian coast, north of Rio de Janeiro and south of Salvador de Bahia
Grey-breasted parakeetP. griseipectus
Salvadori, 1900
eEN IUCNScattered populations in northern Ceará, a state in Brazil
Pfrimer's parakeetP. pfrimeri
de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
eEN IUCNDry forest near the Serra Geral
Fiery-shouldered parakeetP. egregia
(Sclater, 1881)
LC IUCNVenezuela west of the Rio Caroni, and Guyana east of the Mazaruni River
Santa Marta parakeetP. viridicata
Todd, 1913
eEN IUCNSierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Maroon-tailed parakeetP. melanura
(Spix, 1824)
LC IUCNNorthwest South America, east of the Andes Mountains
El Oro parakeetP. orcesi
Ridgely & Robbins, 1988
eEN IUCNEl Oro Province in Ecuador
El Oro Parakeets
Black-capped parakeetP. rupicola
(Tschudi, 1844)
iNT IUCNAround the Brazil/Peru/Bolivia border within the State of Acre and west of the Andes mountains
White-breasted parakeetP. albipectus
Chapman, 1914
gVU IUCNZamora-Chinchipe Province
Flame-winged parakeetP. calliptera
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
gVU IUCNAndes mountains in Colombia
Blood-eared parakeetP. hoematotis
de Souancé, 1857
LC IUCNNorthern coast of Venezuela
Rose-crowned parakeetP. rhodocephala
(Sclater and Salvin, 1871)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in Venezuela, near Lake Maracaibo
Sulphur-winged parakeetP. hoffmanni
(Cabanis, 1861)
LC IUCNContinental Divide running through Costa Rica and Panama
Genus Anodorhynchus (blue macaws) von Spix, 1824 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Glaucous macawA. glaucus
(Vieillot, 1816)
CR IUCNA small population in northeast Argentina near the Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay border
Hyacinth macawA. hyacinthinus
(Latham, 1790)
gVU IUCN
Lear's macawA. leari
Bonaparte, 1856
eEN IUCN
Genus Leptosittaca von Berlepsch and Stolzmann, 1894 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Golden-plumed parakeetL. branickii
von Berlepsch and Stolzmann, 1894
gVU IUCNAndes mountains in Peru, Colombia, and near the Ecuador/Peru and Ecuador/Colombia borders
Genus Ognorhynchus Bonaparte, 1857 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Yellow-eared parrotO. icterotis
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
eEN IUCNAlong the Chocó Department/Antioquia Department border
Genus Diopsittaca Ridgway, 1912 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Southern red-shouldered macawD. cumanensis
(Lichtenstein, 1823)
LC IUCNBrazil, south of the Amazon rainforest
Northern Red-shouldered MacawD. nobilis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNNorthern coasts of French Guiana and Suriname, northern Guyana, and eastern Venezuela
Genus Guaruba Lesson, 1830 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Golden parakeetG. guarouba
(Gmelin, 1788)
gVU IUCNSouthern border of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, but regionally extinct near the coast
Genus Conuropsis Salvadori, 1891 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Carolina parakeetC. carolinensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
aEX IUCNFormerly the eastern and southern United States
Genus Cyanopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Spix's macawC. spixii
(Wagler, 1832)
jEW IUCNCentral eastern Brazil
Genus Orthopsittaca Ridgway, 1912 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Red-bellied macawO. manilatus
(Boddaert, 1783)
LC IUCN
Genus Ara de Lacépède, 1799 – nine species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Great green macawA. ambiguus
(Bechstein, 1811)
EN IUCN
Blue-and-yellow macawA. ararauna
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCN
Red-and-green macawA. chloropterus
Gray, 1859
LC IUCN
Blue-throated macawA. glaucogularis
Dabbene, 1921
CR IUCN
Scarlet macawA. macao
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCN
Military macawA. militaris
(Linnaeus, 1766)
gVU IUCN
Red-fronted macawA. rubrogenys
de Lafresnaye, 1847
CR IUCN
Chestnut-fronted macawA. severus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCN
Cuban macawA. tricolor
(Bechstein, 1811)
aEX IUCNFormerly Cuba and Isla de la Juventud until 1885
Genus Primolius Bonaparte, 1857 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Golden-collared macawP. auricollis
(Cassin, 1853)
LC IUCN
Blue-headed macawP. couloni
(Sclater, 1876)
gVU IUCNSouthern Peru east of the Andes, and the along the northern Bolivia/Brazil and Bolivia/Peru borders
Blue-winged macawP. maracana
(Vieillot, 1816)
iNT IUCN
Genus Aratinga von Spix, 1824 – six species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Golden-capped parakeetA. auricapillus
(Kuhl, 1820)
iNT IUCNScattered populations in southeast Brazil, north of São Paulo
Jandaya parakeetA. jandaya
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNEastern Brazil
Sulphur-breasted parakeetA. maculata
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNScattered populations in Pará and Amapá (states in Brazil)
Nanday parakeetA. nenday
(Vieillot, 1823)
LC IUCNCentral Paraguay, spilling over to the southeastern Bolivia/Brazil border
Sun parakeetA. solstitialis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
eEN IUCNNorthwest Roraima (a state in Brazil), and along the Brazil/Venezuela/Guyana border
Dusky-headed parakeetA. weddellii
(Deville, 1851)
LC IUCNEastern South America, east of the Andes, south of the Colombia/Peru border, and north of central Bolivia
Genus Eupsittula Bonaparte, 1853 – six species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Aztec parakeetE. astec
(de Souancé, 1857)
LC IUCNMiddle America along the Caribbean Sea
Peach-fronted parakeetE. aurea
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNBrazil (excluding northwest Brazil), eastern Bolivia, and central Paraguay
Caatinga parakeetE. cactorum
(Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCNThe Caatinga region in Brazil
Orange-fronted parakeetE. canicularis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNMiddle America bordering the Pacific Ocean (excluding the Gulf of California), and introduced to Puerto Rico
Jamaican parakeetE. nana
(Vigors, 1830)
iNT IUCNJamaica
Brown-throated parakeetE. pertinax
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNNorthern South America and Panama, introduced to the British Virgin Islands and Dominica
Mainland phenotype left, Antillean phenotype right
Genus Psittacara Vigors, 1837 – 12 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Blue-crowned parakeetP. acuticaudatus
(Vieillot, 1818)
LC IUCNNorthern Venezuela, southwest Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina (west of the Andes and excluding the coast), and the Caatinga
Socorro parakeetP. brevipes
(Lawrence, 1871)
NE IUCN [a]Socorro Island
Hispaniolan parakeetP. chloropterus
de Souancé, 1856
gVU IUCNScattered areas in Hispaniola
Red-masked parakeetP. erythrogenys
Lesson, 1844
iNT IUCNEcuador and northern Peru, west of the Andes mountains
Cuban parakeetP. euops
(Wagler, 1832)
gVU IUCNScattered areas in Cuba
Finsch's parakeetP. finschi
(Salvin, 1871)
LC IUCNCosta Rica, Nicaragua, and western Panama (along the Pacific Ocean)
Cordilleran parakeetP. frontatus
(Cabanis, 1846)
iNT IUCNPeru west of the Andes mountains
Green parakeetP. holochlorus
(Sclater, 1859)
LC IUCNMexico east of the Sierra Madre Oriental and west of the Sierra Madre Occidental, and Honduras and Guatemala bordering the Pacific Ocean
Guadeloupe parakeetP. labati
(Rothschild, 1905)
aEX IUCNFormerly Guadeloupe until the mid-18th century
White-eyed parakeetP. leucophthalmus
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNCentral South America and the northeast coast
Puerto Rican parakeetP. maugei
Souancé, 1856
NE IUCN [b]Formerly Puerto Rico until the mid-19th century
Mitred parakeetP. mitratus
(von Tschudi, 1844)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in Bolivia, southern Peru, and northern Argentina
Red-throated parakeetP. rubritorquis
(Sclater, 1887)
LC IUCNHonduras, southern Guatemala, and northern Nicaragua, excluding the coasts
Pacific parakeetP. strenuus
(Ridgway, 1915)
NE IUCN [c]western NicaraguaA green parrot
Scarlet-fronted parakeetP. wagleri
(Gray, 1845)
iNT IUCNAndes mountains in Colombia and Venezuela
Genus Pionites (caiques) Heine, 1890 – four species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Green-thighed parrotP. leucogaster
(Kuhl, 1820)
eEN IUCNNorth central Brazil
Black-legged parrotP. xanthomerius
(Sclater, 1858)
LC IUCNNorthern Bolivia, eastern Peru, and western Brazil around the Peru/Brazil and Bolivia/Brazil borders
Yellow-tailed parrotP. xanthurus
(Todd, 1925)
gVU IUCNNorthwest Brazil
Black-headed parrotP. melanocephalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCN
Genus Deroptyus Wagler, 1832 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Red-fan parrotD. accipitrinus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCN

Tribe Forpini

Genus Forpus Bonaparte, 1857 – eight species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Pacific parrotletF. coelestis
(Lesson, 1847)
LC IUCNEcuador and northern Peru, west of the Andes mountains
Spectacled parrotletF. conspicillatus
(de Lafresnaye, 1848)
LC IUCNNorthern Colombia and eastern Panama
Mexican parrotletF. cyanopygius
(de Souancé, 1856)
iNT IUCNSierra Madre Occidental
Dusky-billed parrotletF. modestus
(Cabanis, 1849)
LC IUCNNorthern Bolivia, northern and eastern Peru, southern Colombia, western Brazil, and the mouth of the Amazon river
Green-rumped parrotletF. passerinus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNNorthern Atlantic coast of South America, and introduced to Barbados and Jamaica
Turquoise-winged parrotletForpus spengeli
(Hartlaub, 1885)
LC IUCNPacific coast of Colombia
Yellow-faced parrotletF. xanthops
(Salvin, 1895)
gVU IUCNMarañón Valley, Peru
Cobalt-rumped parrotletF. xanthopterygius
(von Spix, 1824)[d]
LC IUCNEastern Brazil, central Bolivia, and Peru east of the Andes mountains
Riparian parrotletF. crassirostris
(Taczanowski, 1883)
NESoutheastern Colombia to western Brazil and northern Peru

Tribe Amoropsittacini

Genus Psilopsiagon Ridgway, 1912 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Mountain parakeetP. aurifrons
(Lesson, 1831)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina
Gray-hooded parakeetP. aymara
(d'Orbigny, 1839)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in Bolivia and Argentina
Genus Bolborhynchus Bonaparte, 1857 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Rufous-fronted parakeetB. ferrugineifrons
(Lawrence, 1880)
gVU IUCNAndes mountains in southern Colombia
Barred parakeetB. lineola
(Cassin, 1853)
LC IUCNAndes mountains excluding those in Chile and Argentina, and the mountains of Central America
Andean parakeetB. orbygnesius
(de Souancé, 1856)
LC IUCNAndes mountains of Bolivia and Peru
Genus Nannopsittaca Ridgway, 1912 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Manu parrotletN. dachilleae
O'Neill, Munn, and Franke, 1991
iNT IUCNSouthern Peru, north of the Andes mountains, along the Peru/Bolivia border
Tepui parrotletN. panychlora
(Salvin and Godman, 1883)
LC IUCNScattered in southern Venezuela
on top
Genus Touit Gray, 1855 – eight species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Lilac-tailed parrotletT. batavicus
(Boddaert, 1783)
LC IUCNNorthern Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana
Scarlet-shouldered parrotletT. huetii
(Temminck, 1830)
gVU IUCNAndes mountains in Peru and Ecuador, western Venezuela, northern Guyana, and north central Brazil
Red-fronted parrotletT. costaricensis
(Cory, 1913)
gVU IUCNMountains of Costa Rica and western Panama
Blue-fronted parrotletT. dilectissimus
(Sclater and Salvin, 1871)
LC IUCNEcuador and Colombia west of the Andes mountains
Brown-backed parrotletT. melanonotus
(Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
eEN IUCNSoutheast coast of Brazil
Sapphire-rumped parrotletT. purpuratus
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNNortheast South America, stretching to the Peru/Colombia/Ecuador border
Spot-winged parrotletT. stictopterus
(Sclater, 1862)
gVU IUCNAndes mountains in Ecuador
Golden-tailed parrotletT. surdus
(Kuhl, 1820)
gVU IUCNCoast of Brazil, excluding the northeast coast

Tribe Androglossini

Genus Pionopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Pileated parrotP. pileata
(Scopoli, 1769)
LC IUCNSouthern Paraguay, and the southeast coast of Brazil
Genus Triclaria Wagler, 1832 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Blue-bellied parrotT. malachitacea
(von Spix, 1824)
iNT IUCNFragmented populations near Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul
Genus Pyrilia Bonaparte, 1856 – seven species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Bald parrotP. aurantiocephala
(Gaban-Lima, Raposo, and Hofling, 2002)
iNT IUCNLower Madeira and Upper Tapajós rivers
Orange-cheeked parrotP. barrabandi
(Kuhl, 1820)
iNT IUCNNorthwest South America east of the Andes mountains
Caica parrotP. caica
(Latham, 1790)
iNT IUCNRoraima, Pará, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and eastern Venezuela
Brown-hooded parrotP. haematotis
(Sclater and Salvin, 1860)
LC IUCNCentral America, excluding the mountain ranges
Rose-faced parrotP. pulchra
(von Berlepsch, 1897)
LC IUCNEcuador and Colombia west of the Andes mountains
Saffron-headed parrotP. pyrilia
(Bonaparte, 1853)
iNT IUCNAndes mountains in Colombia and western Venezuela
Vulturine parrotP. vulturina
(Kuhl, 1820)
gVU IUCNPará south of the Amazon river
Genus Pionus Wagler, 1832 – 8 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Bronze-winged parrotP. chalcopterus
(Fraser, 1841)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela
Dusky parrotP. fuscus
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNNortheast South America and along the Colombia/Venezuela border west of Lake Maracaibo
Scaly-headed parrotP. maximiliani
(Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCNParaguay, southern Brazil, and east and central Bolivia
Blue-headed parrotP. menstruus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
LC IUCNNorthern and central South America, excluding the Andes
White-crowned parrotP. senilis
(von Spix, 1824)
LC IUCNCentral America bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Sierra Madre Oriental
White-capped parrotP. seniloides
(Massena and de Souancé, 1854)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru
Red-billed parrotP. sordidus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, northern Peru, and southern Colombia
Speckle-faced parrotP. tumultuosus
(von Tschudi, 1844)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in southern Peru and northern Bolivia
Genus Graydidascalus Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Short-tailed parrotG. brachyurus
(Temminck & Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCNAlong the Amazon river
Genus Alipiopsitta Caparroz and Pacheco, 2006 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Yellow-faced parrotA. xanthops
(von Spix, 1824)
iNT IUCNCentral Brazil south of the Amazon
Genus Amazona (Amazon parrots) Lesson, 1830 – 35 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Turquoise-fronted amazonA. aestiva
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNParaguay, western Bolivia, northern Argentina, southern Brazil
Black-billed amazonA. agilis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
VU IUCNCentral Jamaica
White-fronted amazonA. albifrons
(Sparrman, 1788)
LC IUCNNorthwest Costa Rica, western Nicaragua, western Honduras, Western Mexico, and the Yucatán Peninsula
Orange-winged amazonA. amazonica
(Linnaeus, 1766)
LC IUCNNorthern South America and the southeast coast of Brazil
Red-necked amazonA. arausiaca
(Müller, 1776)
gVU IUCNCentral Dominica
Yellow-naped amazonA. auropalliata
(Lesson, 1842)
gVU IUCNPacific coast of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, northern Costa Rica, and southern Mexico
Red-lored amazonA. autumnalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNCentral America, northern Colombia, and the Sierra Madre Oriental
Yellow-shouldered amazonA. barbadensis
(Gmelin, 1788)
gVU IUCNMargarita Island, Blanquilla Island, Curaçao, Bonaire, and northern Venezuela
Red-tailed amazonA. brasiliensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
gVU IUCNSouthern coast of São Paulo
Yellow-billed amazonA. collaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
gVU IUCNJamaica
Diademed amazonA. diadema
(von Spix, 1824)
eEN IUCNNortheast Amazonas
Blue-cheeked amazonA. dufresniana
(Shaw, 1812)
iNT IUCNSuriname, French Guiana, Guyana, and east Venezuela
Festive amazonA. festiva
(Linnaeus, 1758)
iNT IUCNAlong the Amazon river
Lilac-crowned amazonA. finschi
(Sclater, 1864)
eEN IUCNPacific coast of Mexico
Mealy amazonA. farinosa
(Boddaert, 1783)
iNT IUCNCentral and South America
Saint Vincent amazonA. guildingii
(Vigors, 1837)
VU IUCNNortheast St Vincent and the Grenadines
Imperial amazonA. imperialis
Richmond, 1899
eEN IUCNDominica
Kawall's amazonA. kawalli
Grantsau and Camargo, 1989
iNT IUCNSouthern Amazonas and eastern Pará
Cuban amazonA. leucocephala
(Linnaeus, 1758)
iNT IUCNCuba, the Isle of Pines, Abaco Islands, Great Inagua, and the Cayman Islands
Lilacine amazonA. lilacina
(Lesson, 1844)
eEN IUCNEcuador west of the Andes mountains
Martinique amazonA. martinicana
Clark, 1905
aEX IUCNFormerly Martinique until 1779
Scaly-naped amazonA. mercenarius
(von Tschudi, 1844)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Bolivia
Yellow-crowned amazonA. ochrocephala
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNNorthern South America, east of the Andes
Yellow-headed amazonA. oratrix
Ridgway, 1887
eEN IUCNScattered coastal areas of southern Mexico
Red-spectacled amazonA. pretrei
(Temminck, 1830)
gVU IUCNScattered populations in central Rio Grande do Sul
Red-browed amazonA. rhodocorytha
(Salvadori, 1890)
eEN IUCNScattered populations along the southeast coastline of Brazil
Tucumán amazonA. tucumana
(Cabanis, 1885)
gVU IUCNAndes mountains in northern Argentina and southern Bolivia
Hispaniolan amazonA. ventralis
(Müller, 1776)
gVU IUCNHispaniola, Grande Cayemite, Gonâve, Beata, and Saona Island, and introduced to Puerto Rico, St Croix, and St. Thomas Island
Saint Lucia amazonA. versicolor
(Müller, 1776)
gVU IUCNSt Lucia
Vinaceous-breasted amazonA. vinacea
(Kuhl, 1820)
eEN IUCN
Guadeloupe amazonA. violacea
(Gmelin, 1789)
aEX IUCNFormerly Guadeloupe until 1779
Red-crowned amazonA. viridigenalis
(Cassin, 1853)
eEN IUCNSierra Madre Occidental
Puerto Rican amazonA. vittata
(Boddaert, 1783)
CR IUCN
Former range left, current range right
Yucatán amazonA. xantholora
(Gray, 1859)
LC IUCNYucatán Peninsula
Genus Hapalopsittaca Ridgway, 1912 – four species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Rusty-faced parrotH. amazonina
(des Murs, 1845)
gVU IUCNAndes mountains in Colombia and Venezuela
Fuertes's parrotH. fuertesi
(Chapman, 1912)
CR IUCNAndes mountains in central Colombia
Black-winged parrotH. melanotis
(de Lafresnaye, 1847)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in northern Bolivia and central Peru
Red-faced parrotH. pyrrhops
(Salvin, 1876)
gEN IUCNAndes mountains in southern Ecuador
Genus Brotogeris Vigors, 1825 – eight species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Yellow-chevroned parakeetB. chiriri
(Vieillot, 1818)
LC IUCNSouthern Brazil, eastern Bolivia and Paraguay, and introduced to California around Los Angeles and San Francisco, and southern Florida
Golden-winged parakeetB. chrysoptera
(Linnaeus, 1766)
LC IUCNFrench Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, eastern Venezuela, and northeast Brazil
Cobalt-winged parakeetB. cyanoptera
(Pelzeln, 1870)
LC IUCNNorthwest South America, east of the Andes mountains
Orange-chinned parakeetB. jugularis
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNPanama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, southern El Salvador and Guatemala, northern Colombia, and northwest Venezuela
Grey-cheeked parakeetB. pyrrhoptera
(Latham, 1801)
eEN IUCNEcuador, west of the Andes mountains
Tui parakeetB. sanctithomae
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNNorthern Bolivia, eastern Peru, and along the Amazon river in Brazil
Plain parakeetB. tirica
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNSouthern coast of Brazil
White-winged parakeetB. versicolurus
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNAlong the Amazon river, and introduced to California around Los Angeles and San Francisco
Genus Myiopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Cliff parakeetM. luchsi
(Finsch, 1868)
LC IUCNAndes mountains in Bolivia
Monk parakeetM. monachus
(Boddaert, 1783)
LC IUCNParaguay, Uruguay, and eastern Argentina, introduced to Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Japan, Virgin Islands, the southern and eastern United States, and western Europe

Family Psittaculidae

Subfamily Platycercinae

Tribe Platycercini (broad-tailed parrots)

Genus Platycercus (rosellas) Vigors, 1825 – six species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Western rosellaP. icterotis
(Temminck & Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCNSouthwest Australia[24]
Crimson rosellaP. elegans
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCN
Green rosellaP. caledonicus
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNTasmania and the Bass Strait islands[25]
Pale-headed rosellaP. adscitus
(Latham, 1790)
LC IUCNCape York Peninsula and northeastern New South Wales[26]
Eastern rosellaP. eximius
(Shaw, 1792)
LC IUCNEastern Australia and Tasmania, naturalized in New Zealand[27]
Northern rosellaP. venustus
(Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCNWestern half of the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Kimberley[28]
Genus Prosopeia (shining parrots) Bonaparte, 1854 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Masked shining parrotP. personata
(Gray, 1848)
iNT IUCNViti Levu, the largest island of Fiji
Maroon shining parrotP. tabuensis,
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNVanua Levu and Taveuni, which are two islands of Fiji
Crimson shining parrotP. splendens,
(Peale, 1849)
gNT IUCNKadavu and Ono, which are part of the Kadavu Group in Fiji
Genus Eunymphicus Peters, 1937 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Horned parakeetE. cornutus,
(Gmelin, 1788)
gVU IUCNNew Caledonia
Ouvea parakeetE. uvaeensis
(Layard, EL & Layard, ELC, 1882)
eEN IUCNUvea, an island of Loyalty Islands, and New Caledonia
Genus Cyanoramphus Bonaparte, 1854 – seven species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Yellow-crowned parakeetC. auriceps
(Kuhl, 1820)
iNT IUCNNew Zealand, Stewart Island, and Auckland Island
Malherbe's parakeetC. malherbi
de Souancé, 1857
CR IUCNSouth Island (of New Zealand)
Red-crowned parakeetC. novaezelandiae
(Sparrman, 1787)
iNT IUCNNew Zealand and several nearby islands, New Caledonia, and Norfolk Island
Society parakeetC. ulietanus
(Gmelin, 1788)
aEX IUCNFormerly Raiatea, an island of the Society Islands in French Polynesia until 1777
Antipodes parakeetC. unicolor
(Lear, 1831)
gVU IUCNAntipodes Islands of New Zealand
Black-fronted parakeetC. zealandicus
(Latham, 1790)
aEX IUCNFormerly Tahiti and French Polynesia until 1844
Genus Barnardius Bonaparte 1854 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Australian ringneckB. zonarius
(Shaw, 1805)
LC IUCNAustralian mainland, excluding the northern and eastern coasts
Genus Purpureicephalus Bonaparte 1854 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Red-capped parrotP. spurius
(Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCNSouthwestern tip of Australia
Genus Lathamus Lesson 1830 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Swift parrotL. discolor
Shaw, 1790
CR IUCN
Genus Northiella Mathews 1912 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Eastern bluebonnetN. haematogaster
(Gould, 1838)
LC IUCNNew South Wales and into Southern Australia and the southeastern corner of Western Australia
Naretha bluebonnetN. narethae
(HL White, 1921)
NE IUCN [e]southeastern Western Australia, southwestern South Australia
Genus Psephotus Gould 1845 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Red-rumped parrotP. haematonotus
(Gould, 1838)
LC IUCNNew South Wales and southern Queensland
Genus Psephotellus Mathews 1913 – four species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Mulga parrotP. varius
(Clark, 1910)
LC IUCNSouthern and central Australia
Hooded parrotP. dissimilis
(Collett, 1898)
LC IUCNNorthern Territory
Golden-shouldered parrotP. chrysopterygius
(Gould, 1858)
eEN IUCNCape York Peninsula
Paradise parrotP. pulcherrimus
(Gould, 1845)
aEX IUCNFormerly eastern Australia until 1928

Tribe Pezoporini
Bonaparte, 1837

Genus Neophema Salvadori 1891 – six species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Blue-winged parrotN. chrysostoma
(Kuhl, 1820)
VU IUCNWestern New South Wales, eastern Southern Australia, and a resident population in Tasmania and the southern coast of New South Wales
Elegant parrotN. elegans
(Gould, 1837)
LC IUCN
Rock parrotN. petrophila
(Gould, 1841)
LC IUCNSpencer Gulf, Peron Peninsula, and the southwest coast of Western Australia
Orange-bellied parrotN. chrysogaster
(Latham, 1790)
CR IUCNMelaleuca, Tasmania and they spend winter in the southern coast of Victoria
Turquoise parrotN. pulchella
(Shaw, 1792)
LC IUCN
Scarlet-chested parrotN. splendida
(Gould, 1841)
LC IUCNLarge patches in the southern half of Australia
Genus Neopsephotus Mathews 1912 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Bourke's parrotN. bourkii
(Gould, 1841)
LC IUCNWestern and South Australia, and central Australia
Genus Pezoporus Illiger 1811 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Night parrotP. occidentalis
(Gould, 1861)
eCR IUCN
Known locations since 1950
Ground parrotP. wallicus
(Kerr, 1792)
LC IUCN
in orange

Subfamily Psittacellinae

Genus Psittacella (tiger parrots) Schlegel 1871 – four species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Madarasz's tiger parrotP. madaraszi
Meyer, 1886
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands
Modest tiger parrotP. modesta
Schlegel, 1871
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands
Painted tiger parrotP. picta
Rothschild, 1896
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands on the Papua New Guinea side
Brehm's tiger parrotP. brehmii
Schlegel, 1871
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands

Subfamily Loriinae

Tribe Loriini
Selby, 1836

Genus Chalcopsitta Bonaparte 1850 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Black loryC. atra
(Scopoli, 1786)
LC IUCNWest Papua
Brown loryC. duivenbodei
Dubois, 1884
LC IUCNNorthern New Guinea
Yellow-streaked loryC. scintillata
(Temminck, 1835)
LC IUCNNew Guinea, south of the New Guinea Highlands
Genus Eos Wagler 1832 – six species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Black-winged loryE. cyanogenia
Bonaparte, 1850
gVU IUCNSchouten Islands
Violet-necked loryE. squamata
(Boddaert, 1783)
LC IUCNNorth Maluku
Blue-streaked loryE. reticulata
(Müller, 1841)
iNT IUCNBanda Sea islands
Red-and-blue loryE. histrio
(Müller, 1776)
eEN IUCNTalaud Islands
Red loryE. bornea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNSeram Island, an island of the Maluka archipelago between the Banda and Ceram seas
Blue-eared loryE. semilarvata
Bonaparte, 1850
LC IUCNCentral Pulua Seram, and island of the Maluka archipelago between the Banda and Ceram seas
Genus Pseudeos Peters 1935 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Dusky loryP. fuscata
(Blyth, 1858)
LC IUCNNew Guinea
Cardinal loryP. cardinalis[f]
(Gray, 1849)
LC IUCNSolomon Islands
Genus Trichoglossus Stephens 1826 – ten species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Rainbow lorikeetT. moluccanus
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNEastern Australian coast, introduced to Perth
Sunset lorikeetT. forsteni
Bonaparte, 1850

i

NT IUCNIslands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanahjampea, and Kalaotoa
Leaf lorikeetT. weberi
(Büttikofer, 1894)
iNT IUCNFlores
Marigold lorikeetT. capistratus
(Bechstein, 1811)
LC IUCNTimor
Coconut lorikeetT. haematodus
(Linnaeus, 1771)
LC IUCNMaluku, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia
Biak lorikeetT. rosenbergii
Schlegel, 1871
gVU IUCNBiak, and island of the Schouten Islands
Red-collared lorikeetT. rubritorquis
Vigors and Horsfield, 1827
LC IUCNNorthern Australia, excluding Cape York Peninsula
Olive-headed lorikeetT. euteles
(Temminck, 1835)
LC IUCNEast Nusa Tenggara and Timor
Pohnpei lorikeetT. rubiginosus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
iNT IUCNPohnpei, and island of Micronesia
Scaly-breasted lorikeetT. chlorolepidotus
(Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCNEastern Australia
Genus Saudareos Joseph et al., 2020 – 5 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Yellow-cheeked lorikeetS. meyeri
(Walden, 1871)
LC IUCNSulawesi
Mindanao lorikeetS. johnstoniae
(Hartert, 1903)
iNT IUCNMindanao, the second largest island of the Philippines
Sula lorikeetS. flavoviridis
Wallace, 1863
iLC IUCNSula Islands
Ornate lorikeetS. ornatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNSulawesi and surrounding islands
Iris lorikeetS. iris
(Temminck, 1835)
LC IUCNTimor
Genus Psitteuteles Bonaparte 1854 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Varied lorikeetP. versicolor
(Lear, 1831)
LC IUCNNorthern Australia
Genus Glossoptilus Rothschild and Hartert, 1896 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Goldie's lorikeetG. goldiei
(Sharpe, 1882)
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands
Genus Lorius Vigors 1825 – six species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Chattering loryL. garrulus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
gVU IUCNNorth Maluku
Purple-naped loryL. domicella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
eEN IUCNSeram, Ambon, and possibly Haruku and Saparua of South Maluku
Black-capped loryL. lory
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNNew Guinea, excluding the New Guinea Highlands
Purple-bellied loryL. hypoinochrous
Gray, 1859
LC IUCNNew Britain, New Ireland, and the eastern coastline of the Papuan Peninsula
White-naped loryL. albidinucha
(Rothschild and Hartert, 1924)
iNT IUCNNew Ireland
Yellow-bibbed loryL. chlorocercus
Gould, 1856
LC IUCNSouthern Solomon Islands
Genus Vini Lesson, 1833 – 11 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Blue-crowned lorikeetV. australis
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNVarious islands east of Fiji, including Samoa, and formerly Tonga and Wallis and Futuna
Kuhl's lorikeetV. kuhlii
(Vigors, 1824)
eEN IUCNWashington Island, Fanning Island, and Christmas Island of Kiribati, and Rimatara of French Polynesia
Stephen's lorikeetV. stepheni
(North, 1908)
gVU IUCNHenderson Island in the Pitcairn Islands (UK)
Blue lorikeetV. peruviana
(Müller, 1776)
gVU IUCNEastern French Polynesia, and formerly central French Polynesia
Ultramarine lorikeetV. ultramarina
(Kuhl, 1820)
eEN IUCNMarquesas Islands
Collared loryV. solitaria
(Suckow, 1800)
LC IUCNFiji
Meek's lorikeetV. meeki
(Rothschild and Hartert, 1901)
iLC IUCNBougainville Island and six islands of the Solomon Islands
Red-chinned lorikeetV. rubrigularis
(Sclater, 1881)
LC IUCNNew Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover Island, and Karkar Island
New Caledonian lorikeetV. diadema
(Verreaux and des Murs, 1860)
CR IUCNLast official sighting in 1913 in New Caledonia
Red-throated lorikeetV. amabilis
(Ramsay, 1875)
CR IUCNViti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Ovalau (islands of Fiji)
Palm lorikeetV. palmarum
(Gmelin, 1788)
gVU IUCNSanta Cruz and Vanuatu
Genus Parvipsitta Mathews, 1916 – two species[g]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Purple-crowned lorikeetP. porphyrocephala[h]
(Dietrichsen, 1837)
LC IUCN
Little lorikeetP. pusilla[i]
(Shaw, 1790)
LC IUCN
Genus Glossopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Musk lorikeetG. concinna
(Shaw, 1791)
LC IUCNSoutheast Australia and Tasmania
Genus Charminetta Iredale, 1956 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Pygmy lorikeetC. wilhelminae
(Meyer, 1874)
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands
Genus Hypocharmosyna Salvadori, 1891 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Red-fronted lorikeetH. rubronotataLC IUCNNorthern New Guinea and West Papua
Red-flanked lorikeetH. placentis
(Temminck, 1835)
LC IUCNNew Guinea (excluding the New Guinea Highlands), North Maluku, Maluku, New Britain, New Ireland, and Bougainville Island
Genus Charmosynopsis Salvadori, 1877 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Blue-fronted lorikeetC. toxopei
(Siebers, 1930)
CR IUCNBuru of Maluku
Fairy lorikeetC. pulchella
(Gray, 1859)
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands, West Papua, and Papuan Peninsula
Genus Synorhacma Joseph et al., 2020 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Striated lorikeetS. multistriata
(Rothschild, 1911)
iLC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands
Genus Charmosynoides Joseph et al., 2020 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Duchess lorikeetC. margarethae
(Tristram, 1879)
iLC IUCNBougainville Island and six islands of the Solomon Islands
Genus Charmosyna Wagler, 1832 – 3 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Josephine's lorikeetC. josefinae
(Finsch, 1873)
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands
West Papuan lorikeetC. papou
(Scopoli, 1786)
LC IUCNWest Papua
Stella's lorikeetC. stellae
Meyer, 1886
LC IUCNWest Papua
Genus Oreopsittacus Salvadori, 1877 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Plum-faced lorikeetO. arfaki
(Meyer, 1874)
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands
Genus Neopsittacus Salvadori, 1875 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Yellow-billed lorikeetN. musschenbroekii
(Schlegel, 1871)
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands
Orange-billed lorikeetN. pullicauda
Hartert, 1896
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands

Tribe Melopsittacini

Genus Melopsittacus Gould, 1840 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
BudgerigarM. undulatus
(Shaw, 1805)
LC IUCN

Tribe Cyclopsittini (fig parrots)

Genus Cyclopsitta Reichenbach, 1850 – four species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Blue-fronted fig parrotC. gulielmitertii
(Schlegel, 1866)
LC IUCNSalawati and the Bird's Head Peninsula in New Guinea
Female left, male right
Black-fronted fig parrotC. nigrifrons
Reichenow, 1891
LCnorthern New Guinea
Dusky-cheeked fig parrotC. melanogenia
(Rosenberg, HKB, 1866)
LCsouthern New Guinea and Aru Island
Double-eyed fig parrotC. diophthalma
(Hombron and Jacquinot, 1841)
LC IUCNAru Islands, Waigeo, New Guinea, and the eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula
Genus Psittaculirostris G. R. Gray and J. E. Gray, 1859 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Large fig parrotP. desmarestii
(Desmarest, 1826)
LC IUCNWest Papua
Edwards's fig parrotP. edwardsii
(Oustalet, 1885)
LC IUCNNorthern coast of Papua New Guinea
Salvadori's fig parrotP. salvadorii
(Oustalet, 1880)
LC IUCNNorthern coast of Papua Province

Subfamily Agapornithinae

Genus Agapornis (lovebirds) Selby, 1836 – nine species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Rosy-faced lovebirdA. roseicollis
(Vieillot, 1818)
LC IUCN
Yellow-collared lovebirdA. personatusLC IUCN
Fischer's lovebirdA. fischeri
Reichenow, 1887
iNT IUCN
Lilian's lovebirdA. lilianae
Shelley, 1894
iNT IUCN
Black-cheeked lovebirdA. nigrigenis
Sclater, 1906
gVU IUCN
Gray-headed lovebirdA. canus
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCNCoast of Madagascar and formerly Comoros
Female left, male right
Black-winged lovebirdA. taranta
(Smith-Stanley, 1814)
LC IUCNEthiopia and central Eritrea
Red-headed lovebirdA. pullarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNSub-Saharan Africa north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and around the Gulf of Guinea
Black-collared lovebirdA. swindernianus
(Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCN
Genus Loriculus (hanging parrots) Blyth, 1849 – 15 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Moluccan hanging parrotL. amabilis
Wallace, 1862
LC IUCNNorth Maluku
Orange-fronted hanging parrotL. aurantiifrons
Schlegel, 1871
LC IUCNNew Guinea, excluding the New Guinea Highlands
Sri Lanka hanging parrotL. beryllinus
(Pennant, 1781)
LC IUCNSouthern Sri Lanka
Sangihe hanging parrotL. catamene
Schlegel, 1871
iNT IUCNSangihe Islands
Pygmy hanging parrotL. exilis
Schlegel, 1866
iNT IUCNSulawesi
Wallace's hanging parrotL. flosculus
Wallace, 1864
eEN IUCNFlores
Blue-crowned hanging parrotL. galgulus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNSumatra, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula
Female left, male right
Sula hanging parrotL. sclateri
Wallace, 1863
LC IUCNTaliabu, Peleng, and smaller, nearby islands
Great hanging parrotL. stigmatus
(Müller, 1843)
LC IUCNSulawesi
Bismarck hanging parrotL. tener
Sclater, 1877
iNT IUCNNew Britain, New Ireland, and New Hanover
Philippine hanging parrotL. philippensis
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNThe Philippines
Black-billed hanging parrotL. bonapartei
Souancé, 1856
Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines
Camiguin hanging parrotL. camiguinensis
Tello, Degner, Bates & Willard, 2006
Camiguin of the Philippines
Yellow-throated hanging parrotL. pusillus
Gray, 1859
iNT IUCNJava and Bali
Vernal hanging parrotL. vernalis
(Sparrman, 1787)
LC IUCNIndochina (excluding the Malay Peninsula), and the Eastern and Western Ghats
Genus Bolbopsittacus Salvadori 1891 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
GuaiaberoB. lunulatus
(Scopoli, 1786)
LC IUCNPhilippines, excluding the central islands

Subfamily Psittaculinae

Tribe Polytelini

Genus Alisterus (king parrots) Mathews, 1911 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Moluccan king parrotA. amboinensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
LC IUCNWest Papua, Maluku, North Maluku, Buru Island, and the Banggai Islands
Australian king parrotA. scapularis
(Lichtenstein, 1818)
LC IUCNEastern coast of Australia
Papuan king parrotA. chloropterus
(Ramsay, 1879)
LC IUCNNew Guinea, excluding West Papua and the New Guinea Highlands
Genus Aprosmictus Gould, 1842 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Jonquil parrotA. jonquillaceus
(Vieillot, 1818)
iNT IUCNTimor
Red-winged parrotA. erythropterus
(Gmelin, 1788)
LC IUCN
Genus Polytelis Wagler, 1832 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Superb parrotP. swainsonii
(Desmarest, 1826)
LC IUCNCentral New South Wales
Regent parrotP. anthopeplus
(Lear, 1831)
LC IUCNSouthwest Western Australia and southwest New South Wales and northwest Victoria
Princess parrotP. alexandrae
Gould, 1863
iNT IUCNCentral Australia

Tribe Psittaculini

Genus Prioniturus (racket-tails) Wagler, 1842 – nine species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Montane racket-tailP. montanus
Ogilvie-Grant, 1895
iNT IUCNLuzon
Mindanao racket-tailP. waterstradti
Rothschild, 1904
iNT IUCNMindanao, an island of the Philippines
Blue-headed racket-tailP. platenae
Blasius, 1888
gVU IUCNPalawan, an island chain of the Philippines
Green racket-tailP. luconensis
Steere, 1890
eEN IUCNLuzon and Marinduque
Blue-crowned racket-tailP. discurus
(Vieillot, 1822)
LC IUCNCentral and southern Philippines
Mindoro racket-tailP. mindorensis
Steere, 1890
gVU IUCNMindoro, an island of the Philippines
Blue-winged racket-tailP. verticalis
Sharpe, 1893
CR IUCNSulu Archipelago
Yellow-breasted racket-tailP. flavicans
Cassin, 1853
iNT IUCNNorthern Sulawesi
Golden-mantled racket-tailP. platurus
(Vieillot, 1818)
LC IUCNSulawesi and the Sula Islands
Buru racket-tailP. mada
Hartert, 1900
LC IUCN
Genus Eclectus Wagler, 1832 – five species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Moluccan eclectusE. roratus
(Müller, 1776)
LC IUCNMaluku, North Maluku
Sumba eclectusE. cornelia
Bonaparte, 1850
ENSumba
Tanimbar eclectusE. riedeli
AB Meyer, 1882
VUTanimbar Islands
Papuan eclectusE. polychloros
(Scopoli, 1786)
LCfrom Kai Islands and western islands of the West Papua province in the west, across the island of New Guinea to the Trobriands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, and Louisiade Archipelago
Oceanic eclectusE. infectus
Steadman, 2006
aEX IUCNFormerly Tonga and possibly Malakula until the late 1700s
Genus Geoffroyus Bonaparte, 1850 – four species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Red-cheeked parrotG. geoffroyi
(Bechstein, 1811)
LC IUCNNew Guinea (excluding the New Guinea Highlands), Maluku, North Maluku, Buru Island, Aru Islands, Timor, and the Lesser Sunda Islands
Blue-collared parrotG. simplex
(Meyer, 1874)
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands and West Papua
Song parrotG. heteroclitus
(Hombron and Jacquinot, 1841)
LC IUCNNew Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover, and the Solomon Islands
Rennell parrotG. hyacinthinus
(Mayr, 1931)
LC IUCNRennell Island, an island of the Solomon Islands
Genus Tanygnathus Wagler, 1832 – four species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Great-billed parrotT. megalorynchos
(Boddaert, 1783)
LC IUCNNorth Maluku, Maluku, Buru Island, Tanimbar Islands, East Nusa Tenggara, and Sumba
Blue-naped parrotT. lucionensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
iNT IUCNThe Philippines
Blue-backed parrotT. sumatranus
(Raffles, 1822)
LC IUCNThe Philippines, Sulawesi, and Taliabu
Black-lored parrotT. gramineus
(Gmelin, 1788)
gVU IUCNBuru Island
Genus Psittinus Blyth, 1842 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Blue-rumped parrotP. cyanurus
(Forster, 1795)
iNT IUCNBorneo, Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands, Bangka Island, Riau Archipelago, the Lingga Islands, and the Malay Peninsula
Simeulue parrotP. abbotti
Richmond, 1902
iNT IUCNSimeulue and the Siumat Islands
Genus Psittacula Cuvier, 1800 – fifteen species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Newton's parakeetP. exsul
(Newton, 1872)
aEX IUCNFormerly Rodrigues, an island of Mauritius until 1875
Echo parakeetP. eques
(Boddaert, 1783)
EN IUCNSouthwest corner of Mauritius and formerly Réunion
Rose-ringed parakeetP. krameri
(Scopoli, 1769)
LC IUCN
Alexandrine parakeetP. eupatria
(Linnaeus, 1766)
iNT IUCNEastern India, Western Ghats, the Himalayas, Indochina, and introduced to Bahrain and southwest Iran
Seychelles parakeetP. wardi
(Newton, 1867)
aEX IUCNFormerly Mahé, Praslin, and Silhouette Island until 1883
Plum-headed parakeetP. cyanocephala
(Linnaeus, 1766)
LC IUCNIndia, Sri Lanka, and the Himalayas
Blossom-headed parakeetP. roseata
Biswas, 1951
iNT IUCNIndochina (excluding Malaysia) and the eastern Himalayas
Slaty-headed parakeetP. himalayana
(Lesson, 1831)
LC IUCNthe Himalayas
Gray-headed parakeetP. finschii
(Hume, 1874)
iNT IUCNIndochina, excluding Thailand and Malaysia
Blue-winged parakeetP. columboides
(Vigors, 1830)
LC IUCNWestern Ghats
Female left, male right
Layard's parakeetP. calthrapae
(Blyth, 1849)
LC IUCNSouthern Sri Lanka
Lord Derby's parakeetP. derbiana
(Fraser, 1852)
iNT IUCNSouthern China near the China/India and China/Myanmar border
Red-breasted parakeetP. alexandri
(Linnaeus, 1758)
iNT IUCNIndochina (excluding central Thailand) and the Himalayas
Nicobar parakeetP. caniceps
(Blyth, 1846)
iNT IUCNNicobar Islands which is northwest of Sumatra
Long-tailed parakeetP. longicauda
(Boddaert, 1783)
iNT IUCNSumatra, coasts of Borneo, tip of the Malay Peninsula
Mascarene grey parakeetP. bensoni[j]
(Holyoak, 1973)
aEX IUCNFormerly Mauritius until 1764
Genus Lophopsittacus Cuvier, 1800 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Broad-billed parrotL. mauritianus
(Owen, 1866)
aEX IUCNFormerly Mauritius until 1693
Genus Necropsittacus Milne-Edwards, 1874 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Rodrigues parrotN. rodricanus
(Milne-Edwards, 1867)
aEX IUCNFormerly Rodrigues, an island of Mauritius, until 1761

Tribe Micropsittini

Genus Micropsitta (pygmy parrots) Lesson, 1831 – six species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Buff-faced pygmy parrotM. pusio
(Sclater, 1866)
LC IUCNNorthern coast of New Guinea, coast of the Papuan Peninsula, and the southern islands of the Bismarck Archipelago
Yellow-capped pygmy parrotM. keiensis
(Salvadori, 1876)
LC IUCNSouthern New Guinea, the Aru Islands, coast of West Papua, and the Raja Ampat Islands
Geelvink pygmy parrotM. geelvinkiana
(Schlegel, 1871)
iNT IUCNBiak-Supiori and Numfor (islands of the Baik Island)
Meek's pygmy parrotM. meeki
Rothschild and Hartert, 1914
LC IUCNAdmiralty Islands and the St Matthias Islands
Finsch's pygmy parrotM. finschii
(Ramsay, 1881)
LC IUCN
Red-breasted pygmy parrotM. bruijnii
(Salvadori, 1875)
LC IUCNNew Guinea Highlands, New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville Island, Kolombangara Island, Guadalcanal, West Papua, and Maruku

Family Psittrichasiidae

Subfamily Coracopsinae

Genus Coracopsis (vasa parrots) Wagler, 1832 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Greater vasa parrotC. vasa
(Shaw, 1812)
LC IUCNThe coasts of Madagascar and Comoros (excluding Mayotte)
Lesser vasa parrotC. nigra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
LC IUCNMadagascar
Seychelles black parrotC. barklyi
Newton, 1867
gVU IUCNPraslin and possibly Curieuse Island

Subfamily Psittrichasinae

Genus Psittrichas Lesson, 1831 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Pesquet's parrotP. fulgidus
(Lesson, 1830)
gVU IUCNNew Guinea Highlands

Cockatoos

Family Cacatuidae

Subfamily Nymphicinae

Genus Nymphicus Wagler, 1832 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
CockatielN. hollandicus
(Kerr, 1792)
LC IUCN
Male left, female right

Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae

Genus Calyptorhynchus Desmarest, 1826 – two species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Red-tailed black cockatooC. banksii
(Latham, 1790)
LC IUCN
Glossy black cockatooC. lathami
(Temminck, 1807)
VU IUCN
Male left, female right
Genus Zanda Mathews, 1913 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Baudin's black cockatooZ. baudinii
(Lear, 1832)
eCR IUCN
Yellow-tailed black cockatooZ. funerea
(Shaw, 1794)
LC IUCN
Z. f. funereus in red, Z. f. xanthanotus in green
Carnaby's black cockatooZ. latirostris
(Carnaby, 1948)
eEN IUCN

Subfamily Cacatuinae

Tribe Microglossini

Genus Probosciger Kuhl, 1820 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Palm cockatooP. aterrimus
(Gmelin, 1788)
NT IUCN

Tribe Cacatuini

Genus Callocephalon Lesson, 1837 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Gang-gang cockatooC. fimbriatum
(Grant, 1803)
VU IUCN
Genus Eolophus Bonaparte, 1854 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
GalahE. roseicapilla
(Vieillot, 1817)
LC IUCN
Genus Cacatua Vieillot, 1817 – 12 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
White cockatooC. alba
(Müller, 1776)
eEN IUCNNorth Maluku
Solomons cockatooC. ducorpsii
Pucheran, 1853
LC IUCNSolomon Islands
Sulphur-crested cockatooC. galerita
(Latham, 1790)
LC IUCN
Native range in red, introduced range in violet
Tanimbar corellaC. goffiniana
Roselaar and Michels, 2004
iNT IUCNYamdena and Larat of the Tanimbar Islands, and introduced to the Kai Islands
Red-vented cockatooC. haematuropygia
(Müller, 1776)
CR IUCNThe Philippines
Major Mitchell's cockatooC. leadbeateri
(Vigors, 1831)
LC IUCN
Salmon-crested cockatooC. moluccensis
(Gmelin, 1788)
gVU IUCNSeram, Ambon Island, Saparua and Haruku Island
Blue-eyed cockatooC. ophthalmica
Sclater, 1864
gVU IUCN
Western corellaC. pastinator
(Gould, 1841)
LC IUCNSouthwest Australian coast
Little corellaC. sanguinea
Gould, 1843
LC IUCNAustralia, excluding Cape York Peninsula and west central Australia, and introduced to Tasmania
Yellow-crested cockatooC. sulphurea
(Gmelin, 1788)
CR IUCN
Native range in blue, introduced range in red
Long-billed corellaC. tenuirostris
(Kuhl, 1820)
LC IUCNNew South Wales, excluding the eastern coast

New Zealand parrots

Family Nestoridae

Genus Nestor Lesson, 1830 – three species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
New Zealand kākāN. meridionalis
(Gmelin, 1788)
eEN IUCN
Norfolk kākāN. productus
(Gould, 1836)
aEX IUCNFormerly Norfolk Island and Phillip Island until 1851
KeaN. notabilis
Gould, 1856
gVU IUCN

Family Strigopidae

Genus Strigops Gray, 1845 – one species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
KākāpōS. habroptilus
Gray, 1845
CR IUCNCodfish Island, Anchor Island, and Little Barrier Island

See also

Notes

References

External links

  • eBird – Enter the name of a parrot species to find detailed information about their current range as well as sightings across the world
  • IOC World Bird List – A comprehensive list of parrots with up-to-date information on taxonomy, including synonyms and authority
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System – A list providing taxonomic information on all subordinate taxa of Psittaciformes, including subspecies