Parrots, Macaws and Allies
Order: Psittaciformes. Family: Psittacidae
Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back.
- Green Parakeet Aratinga holochlora
- Pacific Parakeet Aratinga strenua
- Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana
- Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis
- Military Macaw Ara militaris Vulnerable
- Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
- Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
- Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
- Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis
- White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
- White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons
- Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis
- Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
- Yellow-naped Parrot Amazona auropalliata
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