The family Psittacidae includes parrots, macaws, parakeets and parrotlest. They vary tremendously in size, but all have a beak with a characteristic curved shape. They also have a large cranial capacity and are one of the most intelligent bird groups. They are good fliers and skillful climbers on branches of trees. Amazon Parrots are stocky, broad-winged and short-tailed. Macaws and many species of parakeets are slender, have long pointed wings and long pointed tails. Parrotlets are the smallest members of the family. They have broad wings and short tails. All members of the family | Psittacidae have zygodactyls toe arrangement with two going forward and two backward. Members of the family Psittacidae are primarily seed eaters. There is some variation in the diet of individual species, with fruits, nuts, leaves and even insects and other animal prey being taken on occasion by some species. Most species in the Psittacidae family are cavity nesters and form monogamous pair bonds. There are 22 genera and 51 species of parrots, macaws, parakeets and Parrotlets known to occur in Peru. Photo: (left) Green-winged Macaw (right) Yellow-faced Parrotlet ©Carlos Calle |
Family PSITTACIDAE | ||
Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws | Loros, Pericos, Guacamayos | |
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet | Periquito de Ala Roja | Touit huetii |
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet | Periquito de Lomo Zafiro | Touit purpuratus (H) |
Spot-winged Parrotlet | Periquito de Ala Punteada | Touit stictopterus |
Mountain Parakeet | Perico Cordillerano | Psilopsiagon aurifrons |
Barred Parakeet | Perico Barrado | Bolborhynchus lineola |
Andean Parakeet | Perico Andino | Bolborhynchus orbygnesius |
Amazonian Parrotlet | Periquito Amazónico | Nannopsittaca dachilleae |
Tui Parakeet | Perico Tui | Brotogeris sanctithomae |
Canary-winged Parakeet | Perico de Ala Amarilla | Brotogeris versicolurus |
Gray-cheeked Parakeet | Perico de Mejilla Gris | Brotogeris pyrrhoptera |
Cobalt-winged Parakeet | Perico de Ala Cobalto | Brotogeris cyanoptera |
Red-faced Parrot | Loro de Cara Roja | Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops |
Black-winged Parrot | Loro de Ala Negra | Hapalopsittaca melanotis |
Orange-cheeked Parrot | Loro de Mejilla Naranja | Pyrilia barrabandi |
Red-billed Parrot | Loro de Pico Rojo | Pionus sordidus |
Speckle-faced Parrot | Loro Tumultuoso | Pionus tumultuosus |
Blue-headed Parrot | Loro de Cabeza Azúl | Pionus menstruus |
Bronze-winged Parrot | Loro de Ala Bronceada | Pionus chalcopterus |
Short-tailed Parrot | Loro de Cola Corta | Graydidascalus brachyurus |
Festive Parrot | Loro de Lomo Rojo | Amazona festiva |
Yellow-crowned Parrot | Loro de Corona Amarilla | Amazona ochrocephala |
Mealy Parrot | Loro Harinoso | Amazona farinosa |
Orange-winged Parrot | Loro de Ala Naranja | Amazona amazonica |
Scaly-naped Parrot | Loro de Nuca Escamosa | Amazona mercenarius |
Turquoise-fronted Parrot | Loro de Cara Azul | Amazona aestiva (V) |
Blue-winged Parrotlet | Periquito de Ala Azul | Forpus xanthopterygius |
Dusky-billed Parrotlet | Periquito de Pico Oscuro | Forpus modestus |
Pacific Parrotlet | Periquito Esmeralda | Forpus coelestis |
Yellow-faced Parrotlet | Periquito de Cara Amarilla | Forpus xanthops (E) |
Black-headed Parrot | Loro de Cabeza Negra | Pionites melanocephalus |
White-bellied Parrot | Loro de Vientre Blanco | Pionites leucogaster |
Red-fan Parrot | Loro de Abanico | Deroptyus accipitrinus |
Bonaparte’s Parakeet | Perico de Bonaparte | Pyrrhura lucianii |
Wavy-breasted Parakeet | Perico de Pecho Ondulado | Pyrrhura peruviana |
Rose-fronted Parakeet | Perico de Frente Rosada | Pyrrhura roseifrons |
Maroon-tailed Parakeet | Perico de Cola Marrón | Pyrrhura melanura |
Black-capped Parakeet | Perico de Gorro Negro | Pyrrhura rupicola |
White-necked Parakeet | Perico de Cuello Blanco | Pyrrhura albipectus (H) |
Peach-fronted Parakeet | Cotorra de Frente Dorada | Eupsittula aurea |
Dusky-headed Parakeet | Cotorra de Cabeza Oscura | Aratinga weddellii |
Red-bellied Macaw | Guacamayo de Vientre Rojo | Orthopsittaca manilata |
Blue-headed Macaw | Guacamayo de Cabeza Azúl | Primolius couloni |
Blue-and-yellow Macaw | Guacamayo Azul y Amarillo | Ara ararauna |
Military Macaw | Guacamayo Militar | Ara militaris |
Scarlet Macaw | Guacamayo Escarlata | Ara macao |
Red-and-green Macaw | Guacamayo Rojo y Verde | Ara chloropterus |
Chestnut-fronted Macaw | Guacamayo de Frente Castaña | Ara severus |
Golden-plumed Parakeet | Perico de Mejilla Dorada | Leptosittaca branickii |
Red-shouldered Macaw | Guacamayo Enano | Diopsittaca nobilis |
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet | Cotorra de Frente Escarlata | Psittacara wagleri |
Mitred Parakeet | Cotorra Mitrada | Psittacara mitratus |
Red-masked Parakeet | Cotorra de Cabeza Roja | Psittacara erythrogenys |
White-eyed Parakeet | Cotorra de Ojo Blanco | Psittacara leucophthalmus |
FALCONIDAE: Falcons & Caracaras – Halcones & Caracaras | THAMNOPHILIDAE: Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens – Hormigueros Típicos |