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Parrots, Parakeets, Budgies

Order: Psittaciformes 28 species, 17 genera, 3 families depicted (out of 393 species, 92 genera, 5 families)
Superfamily: Psittacoidea (around 350 species)
Family: Psittacidae (around 150 species in 27 genera)
Family: Psittaculidae
Superfamily: Cacatuoidea 5 species in 4 genera depicted (out of 21 species in 7 genera in 1 family)
Family: Cacatuidae (as above)
Superfamily: Strigopoidea

Species on this page

Family: Psittacidae - 15 species in 8 genera depicted (out of around 150 species in 27 genera)
+ Blue fronted Amazon / Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva)
+ Yellow-crowned Amazon / Yellow-crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala)
+ Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa)
+ Lilacine amazon (Amazona lilacina)
+ Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis)

+ Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
+ Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
+ Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

+ Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
+ Red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys)
+ Blue-Headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)

+ Bronze-winged parrot (Pionus chalcopterus)
+ African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

+ Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
+ Yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus)
+ misc

Family: Psittaculidae - 8 species in 7 genera depicted
+ Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius)
+ Greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa)
+ Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus)
+ Male Australian King parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
+ Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
+ Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
+ Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
+ Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus)

Species on a separate page

Family: Cacatuidae - 5 species in 4 genera depicted (out of 21 species in 7 genera)

+ Sulfur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
+ Salmon-crested cockatoo or Moluccan Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
+ Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
+ Yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)
+ Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

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Blue fronted Amazon / Blue-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva)

Buenos Aires 2013

Argentina Amazon

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Blue fronted Amazon / Blue-fronted Parrot
Amazona aestiva

Buenos Aires
December 18, 2013

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Close to the Amazon

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Blue fronted Amazon / Blue-fronted Parrot
Amazona aestiva
Buenos Aires
December 18, 2013

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Amazon in the Pantanal

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Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)
Jaguar Lodge
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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Holey bird

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Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)
Jaguar Lodge
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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Facing the blues

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Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)
Jaguar Lodge
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Parrotting my every movement

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Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)
Tayrona National Park
May 2, 2014

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Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa farinosa)

Mealy

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Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa farinosa)
Guayaquil Historical Park Wilderness Area
Guayaquil, Ecuador
June 30, 2015
Canon rebel T5i

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Mealy close

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Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa farinosa)
Guayaquil Historical Park Wilderness Area
Guayaquil, Ecuador
June 30, 2015
Canon rebel T5i

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Two lilacine

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Lilacine amazon (Amazona lilacina)
Ecuadorian red-lored amazon
Guayaquil Historical Park Wilderness Area
Guayaquil, Ecuador
June 30, 2015
Canon 5D markII

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Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis)

Feeding time

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Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis)
Family: Psittacidae
Canopy Tower
Panama
July 15, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Blue-Headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)

Headed blue

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Blue-Headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)
Guayaquil Historical Park Wilderness Area
Guayaquil, Ecuador
June 30, 2015
Canon rebel T5i

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Bronze-winged parrot (Pionus chalcopterus)

For the bronze

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Bronze-winged parrot (Pionus chalcopterus)
Guayaquil Historical Park Wilderness Area
Guayaquil, Ecuador
June 30, 2015
Canon rebel T5i

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Closing in on the bronze

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Bronze-winged parrot (Pionus chalcopterus)
Guayaquil Historical Park Wilderness Area
Guayaquil, Ecuador
June 30, 2015
Canon rebel T5i

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Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Two macaws

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Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Guayaquil Historical Park Wilderness Area
Guayaquil, Ecuador
June 30, 2015

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Macaw across the falls

macaw across the falls
Chapada National Park
The Pantanal
August 10, 2014

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Scarlet

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Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Family: Psittacidae
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Blue-and-yellow or blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna)

Quicksdraw Macaw

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Blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna)
Family: Psittacidae
Reno Zoo

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Cal parrot

California Academy of Science 2019

Blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna)
Family: Psittacidae
California Academy of Science
May 11, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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California Academy of Science 2019

Blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna)
Family: Psittacidae
California Academy of Science
May 11, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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California Academy of Science 2021

Blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna)
Family: Psittacidae (parrots, macaws)
California Academy of Science
September 14, 2021
With Viruses in the News
Canon 7Dmark2

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Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Peek-a-boo

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Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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Peek-a-two

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Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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Peek-at-you

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Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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Peek-a-three

3 hyacinth macaws
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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hyacinth macaws
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
The Pantanal
August 28, 2014
Canon 50D

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hyacinth macaws
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
The Pantanal
August 28, 2014
Canon 50D

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hyacinth macaws
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
The Pantanal
August 17, 2014
Canon 50D

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hyacinth macaws
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
The Pantanal
August 14, 2014
Canon Rebel T5i

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Hyacinth macaw

macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
The Pantanal

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Araras

macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Araras Lodge
The Pantanal

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Hyacinth macaws

Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
from The Pantanal
San Francisco Zoo
October 7, 2016
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Pool Shower
shower
Araras Lodge
The Pantanal

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Acari palm nuts

acari palm nuts

Urucuri or acuri palm (Attalea phalerata)
The Pantanal
The food of choice of the hyacinth macaw
August, 2014

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Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)

Socializing monks

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Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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Conference of monks

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Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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Red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys)

Parody

san bruno 2021
Red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys)
Family: Psittacidae (New World and African parrots)
Firth Canyon trail
San Bruno Mountain
Nature Through Photography class trip
August 8, 2021
Canon R5

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How parrots use their Macs

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Red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys)
Family: Psittacidae (New World and African parrots)
Firth Canyon trail
San Bruno Mountain
Nature Through Photography class trip
August 8, 2021
Canon R5

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African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Grey eye

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African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
Family: Psittacidae
World of Birds
Hout Bay
April 30, 2013

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African grey

RSA

African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
Family: Psittacidae
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

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Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)

Love

Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
Family: Psittacidae
Namutoni
Etosha, Namibia
January 9, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus)

Collared by love

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Yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus)
Family: Psittacidae
Tanzania
July 21, 2002
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS

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misc

Reno Zoo

Macaw

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Catalina Macaw?
(Blue and Gold Macaw and Scarlet Macaw hybrid)
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Family: Psittaculidae

Eastern rosella(Platycercus eximius)

Rosella

Eastern rosella
Eastern rosella(Platycercus eximius)
Family: Psittaculidae (Old World parrots)
March 31, 2012
Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius)

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Eastern rosella

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Eastern rosella(Platycercus eximius)
Family: Psittaculidae (Old World parrots)
Bonorong, Tasmania
August 30, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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Eastern rosella(Platycercus eximius)
Family: Psittaculidae (Old World parrots)
Matiu / Somes Island
New Zealand 2022
December 10, 2022
Canon R5
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Greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa)

Parrot

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Greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa)
Family: Psittaculidae (Old World parrots)
Ankarana, Madagascar
July 4, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus) ?h3>

Female eclectus parrot

Female Eclectus Parrot

Female eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus)
Tasmania
April 3, 2012

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Male Australian King parrot (Alisterus scapularis)

Male Australian King parrot

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Male Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
Tasmania April 3, 2012

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Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus

budgie
Australia
August 3, 2001

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Rose-ved parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Parakeet

Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
December 14, 2004
India
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Parakeet

Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Bharatpur, India
December 17, 2004
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Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)

Backyard rainbow

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Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Family: Psittaculidae (parrots)
Loganlea, Australia 2023
December 13, 2023
Canon R5
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rainbow lorakeet

Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Family: Psittaculidae (parrots)
Butterfly World
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 5Dmark2

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rainbow lorakeet

Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Family: Psittaculidae
Butterfly World
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 5Dmark2

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rainbow lorakeet

Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Family: Psittaculidae
Butterfly World
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 5Dmark2

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Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus)

Pohnpei lorikeet

Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus)
Sokehs, Pohnpei
May 31, 2018
Canon 7Dmark 2

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Misc

Macaw feathers

macaw feathers
March 27, 2014

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Last modified: January 8, 2023
Created: November 12, 2006
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