Neotropical Parrot - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Neotropical parrots is not yet fully resolved, but the following subdivision is supported by solid studies.

• Tribe Arini
  • Cyanoliseus – Burrowing Parrot
  • Enicognathus (2 species)
  • Rhynchopsitta – thick-billed parrots (2 species)
  • Pyrrhura (around two dozen species, one possibly recently extinct)
  • Anodorhynchus – blue macaws (2 living species, 1 probably recently extinct)
  • Leptosittaca – Golden-plumed Parakeet
  • Ognorhynchus – Yellow-eared Parrot
  • Diopsittaca – Red-shouldered Macaw
  • Guarouba – Golden Parakeet
  • Conuropsis – Carolina Parakeet (extinct)
  • Cyanopsitta – Spix's Macaw (critically endangered)
  • Orthopsittaca – Red-bellied Macaw
  • Ara – true macaws (8 living species, and at least one recently extinct)
  • Primolius – some of the smaller macaws (3 species, previously called Propyrrhura)
  • Aratinga – small long-tailed parakeets (nearly 25 living species, at least one recently extinct)
  • Nandayus – also called Black-hooded Parakeet or Nanday Parakeet
• Tribe Androglossini
  • Pionopsitta – Pileated Parrot
  • Triclaria – Blue-bellied Parrot
  • Pyrilia (7 species; all previously included in Pionopsitta).
  • Pionus (7 or 8 species)
  • Graydidascalus – Short-tailed Parrot
  • Alipiopsitta – Yellow-faced Parrot (previously in Amazona, Salvatoria)
  • Amazona – amazon parrots (about 30 living species - one subspecies recently extinct)
• Incertae sedis
  • Pionites – caiques (2 species)
  • Deroptyus – Red-fan Parrot
  • Hapalopsittaca (4 species)
  • Nannopsittaca (2 species)
  • Psilopsiagon (2 species, formerly in Bolborhynchus)
  • Bolborhynchus (3 species)
  • Touit (8 species)
  • Brotogeris (8 species)
  • Myiopsitta (1-2 species)
  • Forpus (7 species)