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 53 species which have been recorded in Peru.
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
- Military Macaw Ara militaris
- Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
- Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera
- Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa
- Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata
- Blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni
- Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis
- Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri
- Mitred Parakeet Aratinga mitrata
- Red-masked Parakeet Aratinga erythrogenys
- White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
- Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii
- Peach-fronted Parakeet Aratinga aurea
- Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii
- Green-cheeked Parakeet Pyrrhura molinae
- Red-crowned Parakeet Pyrrhura roseifrons
- Deville's Parakeet Pyrrhura lucianii
- Wavy-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura peruviana
- Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura
- Black-capped Parakeet Pyrrhura rupicola
- Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius
- Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
- Mountain Parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons
- Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
- Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus sclateri
- Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis
- Yellow-faced Parrotlet Forpus xanthops (E)
- White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
- Gray-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhopterus
- Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera
- Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae
- Amazonian Parrotlet Nannopsittaca dachilleae
- Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii
- Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet Touit purpurata
- Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictoptera
- Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala
- White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster
- Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi
- Black-winged Parrot Hapalopsittaca melanotis
- 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
- Festive Parrot Amazona festiva
- Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
- Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica
- Scaly-naped Parrot Amazona mercenaria
- Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
- Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru
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