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 57 species which have been recorded in Colombia.
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
- Military Macaw Ara militaris
- Great Green Macaw Ara ambigua
- Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
- Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera
- Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa
- Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata
- Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis
- Blue-crowned Parakeet Aratinga acuticaudata
- Pacific Parakeet Aratinga strenua (A)
- Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri
- White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
- Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii
- Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax
- Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii
- Sinu Parakeet Pyrrhura subandina (E)
- Todd's Parakeet Pyrrhura caeruleiceps
- Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta
- Santa Marta Parakeet Pyrrhura viridicata (E)
- Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura
- Flame-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura calliptera (E)
- Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
- Rufous-fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons (E)
- Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
- Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
- Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus
- Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus sclateri
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
- Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera
- Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavica
- Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii
- Blue-fronted Parrotlet Touit dilectissima
- Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet Touit purpurata
- Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictoptera
- Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala
- White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster
- Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis
- Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra
- Orange-cheeked Parrot Pyrilia barrabandi
- Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia
- Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina
- Indigo-winged Parrot Hapalopsittaca fuertesi (E)
- Short-tailed Parrot Graydidascalus brachyurus
- Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
- Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus
- Speckle-faced Parrot Pionus tumultuosus
- Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus
- Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus
- Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis
- Festive Amazon Amazona festiva
- Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala
- Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
- Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria
- Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa
- Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Colombia
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