Species Database & Information

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From there, each subspecies links to the Birdlife International Database on Parrot Species

IUCN Red List Category Symbol
Extinct (EX) EX
Extinct in the Wild (EW) EW
Critically Endangered (CR) CR
Endangered (EN) EN
Vulnerable (VU) VU
Near Threatened (NT) NT
Least Concern (LC) LC
Data Deficient (DD) DD

African Parrots

Common Name Species Name Category
African Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus NT
Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus robustus LC
Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi LC
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC
Niam-niam Parrot Poicephalus crassus LC
Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri LC
Yellow-fronted Parrot Poicephalus flavifrons LC
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris LC
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus LC
Rueppell's Parrot Rueppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii LC
Mauritius Grey Parrot Parrot Lophopsittacus bensoni EX
Broad-billed Parrot Lophopsittacus mauritianus EX

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Amazons

Common Name Species Name Category
Guadeloupe Amazon Amazona violacea EX
Martinique Amazon Amazona martinicana EX
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala NT
Yellow-billed Amazon Amazona collaria VU
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis VU
White-fronted Amazon Amazona albifrons LC
Yellow-lored Amazon Amazona xantholora LC
Black-billed Amazon Amazona agilis VU
Puerto Rican Amazon Amazona vittata CR
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana NT
Red-spectacled Amazon Amazona pretrei VU
Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis EN
Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi VU
Yellow-cheeked or Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis LC
Blue-cheeked Amazon Amazona dufresniana NT
Red-browed Amazon Amazona rhodocorytha EN
Red-tailed Amazon Amazona brasiliensis Amazona brasiliensis VU
Festive Amazon Amazona festiva LC
Yellow-faced Amazon Amazona xanthops NT
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis VU
Blue-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva LC
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix EN
Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata LC
Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala LC
Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica LC
Scaly-naped Amazon Amazona mercenaria LC
Kawall's Amazon Amazona kawalli LC
Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa LC
Vinaceous Amazon Amazona vinacea VU
St Lucia Amazon Amazona versicolor VU
Red-necked Amazon Amazona arausiaca VU
St Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii VU
Imperial Amazon Amazona imperialis EN

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Cockatoos

Common Name Species Name Category
Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus LC
Long-billed Black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus baudinii EN
Short-billed Black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris EN
Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus LC
Red-tailed Black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii LC
Glossy Black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami LC
Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum LC
Galah or Rose-breasted Cackatoo Cacatua roseicapilla LC
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri LC
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea CR
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita LC
Blue-eyed Cockatoo Cacatua ophthalmica LC
Salmon-crested Cockatoo or Muluccan Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis VU
White Cockatoo or Umbrella Cockatoo Cacatua alba VU
Philippine Cockatoo or Red-vented Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia CR
Tanimbar Cockatoo or Goffin's Cockatoo Cacatua goffiniana NT
Little Corella or Bare-eyed Cockatoo Cacatua sanguinea LC
Western Corella Cacatua pastinator LC
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris LC
Ducorps's Cockatoo or Solomons Cockatoo Cacatua ducorpsii LC

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Conures

Common Name Species Name Category
Golden Conure Guaruba guarouba EN
Guadeloupe Conure Aratinga labati EX
Blue-crowned Conuret Aratinga acuticaudata LC
Green Conure Aratinga holochlora LC
Socorro Conure Aratinga brevipes EN
Red-throated Conure (subspecies of Green Conure?) Aratinga rubritorquis LC
Red-fronted Conure Aratinga wagleri LC
Mitred Conure Aratinga mitrata LC
Red-masked Conure Aratinga erythrogenys NT
Finsch's Conure or Crimson-fronted Conure Aratinga finschi LC
White-eyed Conure Aratinga leucophthalma LC
Cuban Conure Aratinga euops VU
Hispaniolan Conure Aratinga chloroptera VU
Sun Conure Aratinga solstitialis LC
Jandaya Conure Aratinga jandaya LC
Golden-capped Conure Aratinga auricapillus NT
Dusky-headed Conure Aratinga weddellii LC
Olive-throated Conure Aratinga nana LC
Orange-fronted Conure Aratinga canicularis LC
Peach-fronted Conure Aratinga aurea LC
Brown-throated Conure Aratinga pertinax LC
Cactus Conure Aratinga cactorum LC
Nanday Conure Nandayus nenday LC
Golden-plumed Conure Leptosittaca branickii VU
Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis EX
Pantagonian Conure or Burrowing Parakeet Cyanoliseus patagonus LC
Blue-throated Conure Pyrrhura cruentata VU
Blaze-winged Conure Pyrrhura devillei LC
Maroon-bellied Conure Pyrrhura frontalis LC
Pearly Conure Pyrrhura lepida NT
Crimson-bellied Conure Pyrrhura perlata LC
Green-cheeked Conure Pyrrhura molinae LC
Painted Conure Pyrrhura picta LC
White-eared Conure or Maroon-faced Parakeet Pyrrhura leucotis NT
Grey-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura griseipectus CR
Pfrimer's Conure Pyrrhura pfrimeri EN
Santa Marta Conure Pyrrhura viridicata EN
Fiery-shouldered Conure Pyrrhura egregia LC
Black-tailed Conure or Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura LC
El Oro Conure Pyrrhura orcesi EN
Black-capped Conure Pyrrhura rupicola LC
White-breasted Conure or White-necked Parakeet Pyrrhura albipectus VU
Brown-breated Conure or Flame-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura calliptera VU
Red-eared Conure Pyrrhura hoematotis LC
Rose-crowned Conure or Rose-headed Parakeet Pyrrhura rhodocephala LC
Sulphur-winged Conure Pyrrhura hoffmanni LC
Austral Conure Enicognathus ferrugineus LC
Slender-billed Conure Enicognathus leptorhynchus LC

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Fig Parrots

Common Name Species Name Category
Orange-breasted Fig-parrot Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii LC
Double-eyed Fig-parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma LC
Large Fig-parrot Psittaculirostris desmarestii LC
Edwards's Fig-parrot Psittaculirostris edwardsii LC
Salvadori's Fig-parrot Psittaculirostris salvadorii VU

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Hanging Parrots

Common Name Species Name Category
Vernal Hanging-parrot Loriculus vernalis LC
Sri Lanka Hanging-parrot Loriculus beryllinus LC
Philippine Hanging-parrot Loriculus philippensis LC
Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot Loriculus galgulus LC
Sulawesi Hanging-parrot Loriculus stigmatus LC
Moluccan Hanging-parrot Loriculus amabilis LC
Sula Hanging-parrot Loriculus sclateri LC
Sangihe Hanging-parrot Loriculus catamene EN
Orange-fronted Hanging-parrot Loriculus aurantiifrons LC
Green-fronted Hanging-parrot Loriculus tener NT
Red-billed Hanging-parrot Loriculus exilis NT
Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot Loriculus pusillus NT
Flores Hanging-parrot Loriculus flosculus EN

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Lories and Lorikeets

Common Name Species Name Category
Black Lory Chalcopsitta atra LC
Brown Lory Chalcopsitta duivenbodei LC
Yellow-streaked Lory Chalcopsitta sintillata LC
Cardinal Lory Chalcopsitta cardinalis LC
Red-and-blue Lory Eos histrio EN
Violet-necked Lory Eos squamata LC
Red Lory Eos bornea LC
Blue-streaked Lory Lory Eos reticulata NT
Black-winged Lory Lory Eos cyanogenia VU
Blue-eared Lory Lory Eos semilarvata LC
Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata LC
Ornate Lorikeet Trichoglossus ornatus LC
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus LC
Olive-headed Lorikeet Trichoglossus euteles LC
Yellow-and-green Lorikeet Trichoglossus flavoviridis LC
Mindanao Lorikeet Trichoglossus johnstoniae NT
Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus LC
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus LC
Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor LC
Iris Lorikeet Psitteuteles iris NT
Goldie's Lorikeet Psitteuteles goldiei LC
Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus EN
Purple-naped Lory Lorius domicella VU
Black-capped Lory Lorius lory LC
Purple-bellied Lory Lorius hypoinochrous LC
White-naped Lory Lorius albidinucha NT
Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus LC
Collared Lory Phigys solitarius LC
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis LC
Rimitara Lorikeet  Vini kuhlii EN
Henderson Lorikeet Vini stepheni VU
Blue Lorikeet  Vini peruviana VU
Ultramarine Lorikeet Vini ultramarina EN
Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna LC
Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla LC
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala LC
Palm Lorikeet Charmosyna palmarum VU
Red-chinned Lorikeet Charmosyna rubrigularis LC
Meek's Lorikeet Charmosyna meeki NT
Blue-fronted Lorikeet Charmosyna toxopei CR
Striated Lorikeet Charmosyna multistriata NT
Pygmy Lorikeet Charmosyna wilhelminae LC
Red-fronted Lorikeet Charmosyna rubronotata LC
Red-flanked Lorikeet Charmosyna placentis LC
New Caledonian Lorikeet Charmosyna diadema CR
Red-throated Lorikeet Charmosyna amabilis CR
Duchess Lorikeet Charmosyna margarethae NT
Fairy Lorikeet Charmosyna pulchella LC
Josephine's Lorikeet Charmosyna josefinae LC
Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou LC
Yellow-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii LC
Orange-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus pullicauda LC
Plum-faced Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki LC

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Lovebirds

Common Name Species Name Category
Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus LC
Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius LC
Black-winged Lovebird  Agapornis taranta LC
Black-collared Lovebird Agapornis swindernianus LC
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis LC
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri NT
Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus LC
Lilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae NT
Black-cheeked Lovebird  Agapornis nigrigenis VU

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Macaws

Common Name Species Name Category
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus EN
Lear's Macaw Anodorhynchus leari CR
Glaucous Macaw (considered extinct) Anodorhynchus glaucus CR
Spix's Macaw (considered extinct in the wild) Cyanopsitta spixii CR
Jamaican Red Macaw Macaw Ara gossei EX
Dominican Green-and-yellow Macaw Ara atwoodi EX
Jamaican Green-and-yellow Macaw Ara erythrocephala EX
Lesser Antillean Macaw Ara guadeloupensis EX
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna LC
Blue-throated Macaw Ara glaucogularis CR
Military Macaw Ara militaris VU
Great Green Macaw  Ara ambiguus EN
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao LC
Red-and-green Ara chloropterus LC
Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor EX
Red-fronted Macaw Ara rubrogenys EN
Severe Macaw or Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus LC
Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata LC
Blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni EN
Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana NT
Yellow-collared Macaw Primolius auricollis LC
Noble Macaw or Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis LC

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Parakeets - New World (see also Conures)

Common Name Species Name Category
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus LC
Sierra Parakeet or Grey-hooded Parakeet Psilopsiagon aymara LC
Mountain Parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons LC
Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola LC
Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius LC
Rufous-fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons VU
Plain Parakeet Brotogeris tirica LC
Canary-winged Parakeet or White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus LC
Canary-winged or Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri LC
Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera EN
Tovi Parakeet or Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis LC
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera LC
Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysoptera LC
Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae LC

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Parakeets - Old World

Common Name Species Name Category
Horned Parakeet  Eunymphicus cornutus EN
Uvea Parakeet Eunymphicus uvaeensis EN
Raiatea Parakeet Cyanoramphus ulietanus EX
Antipodes Parakeet Cyanoramphus unicolor VU
Norfolk Island Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii EN
Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae VU
New Caledonian Parakeet  Cyanoramphus saisetti NT
Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps NT
Chatham Parakeet Cyanoramphus forbesi EN
Malherbe's Parakeet Cyanoramphus malherbi CR
Black-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus zealandicus EX
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria LC
Seychelles Parakeet Psittacula wardi EX
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri LC
Mauritius Parakeet Psittacula eques EN
Newton's Parakeet Psittacula exsul EX
Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana LC
Grey-headed Parakeet Psittacula finschii LC
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala LC
Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata LC
Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides LC
Emerald-collared Parakeet Parakeet Psittacula calthropae LC
Derbyan Parakeet Psittacula derbiana LC
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri LC
Nicobar Parakeet Psittacula caniceps NT
Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda NT

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Parrotlets

Common Name Species Name Category
Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius LC
Green-rumped Parrotlet Parrotlet Forpus passerinus LC
Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius LC
Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus LC
Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus modestus LC
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis LC
Yellow-faced Parrotlet Forpus xanthops VU
Amazonian Parrotlet Nannopsittaca dachilleae NT
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavicus LC
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Parrotlet Touit huetii LC
Red-fronted Parrotlet Touit costaricensis VU
Red-winged Parrolet or Blue-fronted Parrotlet Touit dilectissimus LC
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet Touit purpuratus LC
Brown-backed Parrotlet Touit melanonotus EN
Golden-tailed Parrotlet Touit surdus VU
Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictopterus VU
Tepui Parrotlet Nannopsittaca panychlora LC

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Pygmy Parrots

Common Name Species Name Category
Yellow-capped Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta keiensis LC
Geelvink Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta geelvinkiana NT
Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta pusio LC
Meek's Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta meeki LC
Finsch's Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta finschii LC
Red-breasted Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta bruijnii LC

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Racquet-tail Parrots

Common Name Species Name Category
Luzon Racquet-tail Prioniturus montanus NT
Mindanao Racquet-tail Prioniturus waterstradti NT
Blue-headed Racquet-tail Prioniturus platenae VU
Green Racquet-tail Prioniturus luconensis VU
Blue-crowned Racquet-tail Prioniturus discurus LC
Blue-winged Racquet-tail Prioniturus verticalis EN
Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail Prioniturus flavicans NT
Golden-mantled Racquet-tail Prioniturus platurus LC
Buru Racquet-tail Prioniturus mada LC

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New World Parrots - Additional

Common Name Species Name Category
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha EN
Maroon-fronted Parrot Rhynchopsitta terrisi VU
Yellow-eared Parrot Ognorhynchus icterotis CR
Black-capped Caique or Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus LC
White-bellied Caique or White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster LC
Brown-hooded Parrot Gypopsitta haematotis LC
Rose-faced Parrot Gypopsitta pulchra LC
Saffron-headed Parrot Gypopsitta pyrilia NT
Orange-cheeked Parrot Gypopsitta barrabandi LC
Caica Parrot Caica Parrot Gypopsitta caica LC
Bald Parrot Gypopsitta aurantiocephala Gypopsitta aurantiocephala NT
Vulturine Parrot Gypopsitta vulturina LC
Black-winged Parrot Hapalopsittaca melanotis LC
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina VU
Fuertes Parrot or Indigo-winged Parrot Hapalopsittaca fuertesi CR
Red-faced Parrot  Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops VU
Red-capped Parrot or Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata LC
Short-tailed Parrot Graydidascalus brachyurus LC
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus LC
Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus LC
Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani LC
Speckle-faced Parrot Pionus tumultuosus LC
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis LC
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus LC
Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus LC
Hawk-headed Parrot or Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus LC
Purple-bellied Parrot or Blue-bellied Parrot Triclaria malachitacea NT

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Old World Parrots - Additional

Common Name Species Name Category
Kea Nestor notabilis VU
Norfolk Island Kaka Nestor productus EX
Kaka Nestor meridionalis EN
Kakapo Strigops habroptila CR
Pesquet's Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus VU
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus LC