
Pyrrhura
Sign in to savethumb|right|Maroon-tailed parakeet (in front), and [[black-capped parakeet (behind); illustration by Keulemans, 1891]] Pyrrhura (Ancient Greek for red/fire tail) is a genus of parrots in the Arini tribe. They occur in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America (Panama and Costa Rica). Most are restricted to humid forest and adjacent habitats, but one species, the blaze-winged parakeet, prefers deciduous or gallery woodland, and another, the Pfrimer's parakeet, is restricted to dry regions. Some species are highly endangered.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPsittaciformes
- FamilyPsittacidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CM, CLO, ANSP, FMNH, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Panama, United Kingdom, Denmark
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Psittacinae
- Image
- Rose-crowned Parakeet.jpg
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- topic's main category
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- taxon range
- Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
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thumb|right|Maroon-tailed parakeet (in front), and [[black-capped parakeet (behind); illustration by Keulemans, 1891]] Pyrrhura (Ancient Greek for red/fire tail) is a genus of parrots in the Arini tribe. They occur in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America (Panama and Costa Rica). Most are restricted to humid forest and adjacent habitats, but one species, the blaze-winged parakeet, prefers deciduous or gallery woodland, and another, the Pfrimer's parakeet, is restricted to dry regions. Some species are highly endangered.
Depending on the species, the total length range from . All have long, pointed tails, a mainly green plumage, and a relatively narrow, dark greyish to white eye-ring. Many have scaly or barred chest-patterns and a whitish, pale grey, buff or reddish ear-patch.
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