Pyrrhura Parakeets
Pyrrhura
Pyrrhura (Ancient Greek for red/fire tail) is a genus of parrots in the Arini tribe. They occur in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America (Panama and Costa Rica). Most are restricted to humid forest and adjacent habitats, but one species, the blaze-winged parakeet, prefers deciduous or gallery woodland, and another, the Pfrimer's parakeet, is restricted to dry regions. Some species are highly endangered.
Depending on the species, the total length range from 22 to 30 cm (8.7 to 11.8 in). All have long, pointed tails, a mainly green plumage, and a relatively narrow, dark greyish to white eye-ring. Many have scaly or barred chest-patterns and a whitish, pale grey, buff or reddish ear-patch.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 26 known species
Maroon-bellied Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura frontalis
Green-cheeked Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura molinae
Sulphur-winged Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura hoffmanni
Maroon-tailed Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura melanura
Maroon-faced Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura leucotis
Gray-breasted Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura griseipectus
Santarém Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura amazonum
Ochre-marked Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura cruentata
Painted Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura picta
Brown-breasted Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura calliptera
Blaze-winged Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura devillei
Santa Marta Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura viridicata
Crimson-bellied Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura perlata
Black-capped Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura rupicola
El Oro Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura orcesi
Bonaparte's Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura lucianii
White-necked Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura albipectus
Rose-fronted Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura roseifrons
Pearly Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura lepida
Pfrimer's Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura pfrimeri
Venezuelan Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura emma
Perija Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura caeruleiceps
Red-eared Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura hoematotis
Subandean Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura subandina
Rose-headed Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura rhodocephala
Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
speciesPyrrhura egregia
Where it lives
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