- Neotropical parrot
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Neotropical Parrots Blue-and-yellow Macaw. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Genera c.32, see list
Synonyms Arini
The Neotropical parrots (tribe Arini) belong to the family of the true parrots Psittacidae. Several species and one of the 32 modern genera have become extinct in recent centuries. Though fairly few fossils of modern parrots are known, most of these are from Arini. They attest that modern genera were mostly distinct by the Pleistocene, a few million years ago.
They consist of two main groups, easily recognized as short-tailed and long-tailed species. [1]
List of genera
- Anodorhynchus – blue macaws (2 living species, 1 probably recently extinct)
- Cyanopsitta – Spix's Macaw (extinct in the wild)
- Ara – true macaws (8 living species, and at least one recently extinct)
- Orthopsittaca – Red-bellied Macaw
- Primolius – Primolius macaws (3 species, previously called Propyrrhura)
- Diopsittaca – Red-shouldered Macaw
- Guarouba – Golden Conure
- Conuropsis – Carolina Parakeet (extinct)
- Aratinga (nearly 25 living species, at least one recently extinct)
- Rhynchopsitta – thick-billed parrots (2 species)
- Ognorhynchus – Yellow-eared Parrot
- Nandayus – Black-hooded or Nanday Parakeet/Conure
- Leptosittaca – Golden-plumed Parakeet
- Cyanoliseus – Burrowing Parrot
- Pyrrhura (around two dozen species, one possibly recently extinct)
- Enicognathus (2 species)
- Pionites – caiques (2 species)
- Deroptyus – Red-fan Parrot
- Brotogeris (8 species)
- Myiopsitta (1-2 species)
- Bolborhynchus (3 species)
- Psilopsiagon (2 species, formerly in Bolborhynchus)
- Forpus (7 species)
- Nannopsittaca (2 species)
- Touit (8 species)
- Triclaria – Blue-bellied Parrot
- Amazona – amazon parrots (about 30 living species - one subspecies recently extinct)
- Pionus (7 or 8 species)
- Alipiopsitta – Yellow-faced Parrot (previously in Amazona, Salvatoria)
- Pionopsitta – Pileated Parrot
- Pyrilia (7 species; all previously included in Pionopsitta).
- Hapalopsittaca (4 species)
- Graydidascalus – Short-tailed Parrot
See also
- List of parrots
- List of macaws
- List of Amazon parrots
- List of Aratinga parakeets
References
- ^ Miyaki et al. (1998)
- Miyaki, C. Y.; Matioli, S. R.; Burke, T. & Wajntal, A. (1998): Parrot evolution and paleogeographical events: Mitochondrial DNA evidence. Molecular Biology and Evolution 15: 544-551. PDF fulltext
- Ribas, C., R. Gaban-Lima, C. Miyaki, and J. Cracraft (2005). Historical biogeography and diversification within the Neotropical parrot genus Pionopsitta (Aves: Psittacidae). Journal Biogeography 32:1409-1427.
- Split Gypopsitta from Pionopsitta South American Classification Committee.
Macaws Genus Species (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)Anodorhynchus Cyanopsitta Ara Blue-and-yellow Macaw (or Blue-and-gold Macaw) • Blue-throated Macaw • Military Macaw • Great Green Macaw (or Buffon's Macaw) • Scarlet Macaw • Red-and-green Macaw (or Green-winged Macaw) • Red-fronted Macaw • Chestnut-fronted Macaw (or Severe Macaw) • Cuban Red Macaw † • Saint Croix Macaw † ₴Orthopsittaca Primolius Diopsittaca Hypothetical extinct macaws
(unconfirmed genus)Amazon parrots (genus: Amazona) Species Cuban Amazon (or Rose-throated Amazon) • Yellow-billed Amazon (or Jamaican Amazon) • Hispaniolan Amazon • Puerto Rican Amazon • Yucatan Amazon (or Yellow-lored Amazon) • White-fronted Amazon • Black-billed Amazon • Tucuman Amazon • Red-spectacled Amazon • Red-crowned Amazon • Lilac-crowned Amazon • Red-lored Amazon (supporting page: Lilacine Amazon) • Blue-cheeked Amazon • Red-browed Amazon • Red-tailed Amazon • Festive Amazon • Yellow-shouldered Amazon • Blue-fronted Amazon (or Turquoise-fronted Amazon) • Yellow-crowned Amazon (supporting page: Panama Amazon) • Yellow-naped Amazon • Yellow-headed Amazon • Kawall's Amazon • Orange-winged Amazon • Scaly-naped Amazon • Mealy Amazon • Vinaceous-breasted Amazon (or Vinaceous Amazon) • St. Lucia Amazon • Red-necked Amazon • St. Vincent Amazon • Imperial AmazonHypothetical
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