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. There are 20 species which have been recorded in Paraguay.
- Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
- Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera
- Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana
- Golden-collared Macaw Primolius auricollis
- Blue-crowned Parakeet Aratinga acuticaudata
- White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
- Peach-fronted Parakeet Aratinga aurea
- Nanday Parakeet Nandayus nenday
- Blaze-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura devillei
- Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis
- Green-cheeked Parakeet Pyrrhura molinae
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
- Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri
- Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata
- Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani
- Red-spectacled Parrot Amazona pretrei
- Blue-fronted Parrot Amazona aestiva
- Vinaceous Parrot Amazona vinacea
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Paraguay
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