List of Birds of The Netherlands Antilles - Parrots, Macaws and Allies

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.

  • Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax
  • Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
  • White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis (A)
  • Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis
  • Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica (I)

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