Pyrilia

Pyrilia is a genus of parrots in the family Psittacidae. It was recently split from the now-monotypic Pionopsitta, and then briefly moved to Gypopsitta. But as Pyrilia was published a few months before Gypopsitta, the latter is a junior synonym.[1]

Pyrilia
Orange-cheeked parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrilia
Bonaparte, 1856
Diversity
7 species
Synonyms

Gypopsitta

All are relatively short-tailed parrots that are restricted to forests in the Neotropics. Their head or face contrasts clearly with the mainly green body, and they have a brownish or olive patch on the chest.

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Pyrilia haematotisBrown-hooded parrotsoutheastern Mexico to north-western Colombia.
Pyrilia pulchraRose-faced parrotColombia and Ecuador.
Pyrilia pyrilia[2]Saffron-headed parrotColombia, Panama, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.
Pyrilia barrabandiOrange-cheeked parrotsouth-central Amazon Basin in South America
Pyrilia caicaCaica parrotBrazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Pyrilia aurantiocephala[3]Bald parrot or orange-headed parrot,east-central Amazon of Brazil
Pyrilia vulturina[4]Vulturine parroteastern Amazon of Brazil

References

Media related to Pyrilia at Wikimedia Commons

  1. Use of Pyrilia over Gypospsitta Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. Richard C. Banks, February 2008, to the South American Classification Committee. Accessed 2008-06-22
  2. BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrilia pyrilia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686125A93099249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686125A93099249.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. "Bald Parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) - BirdLife species factsheet".
  4. BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrilia vulturina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686145A93099817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686145A93099817.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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