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 49 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- 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
- Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri
- Red-masked Parakeet Aratinga erythrogenys
- White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
- Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii
- Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii
- Deville's Parakeet Pyrrhura lucianii
- Wavy-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura peruviana
- Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura
- El Oro Parakeet Pyrrhura orcesi (E)
- White-necked Parakeet Pyrrhura albipectus
- Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
- Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
- Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus sclateri
- Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus (A)
- Gray-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhopterus
- Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera
- Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae
- 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
- Rose-faced Parrot Pionopsitta pulchra
- Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi
- Saffron-headed Parrot Pionopsitta pyrilia
- Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina
- Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops
- 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
- 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 Ecuador
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