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For other uses, see Parrot (disambiguation).
True parrots
Blue-and-gold Macaws
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811
Subfamily

Loriinae (lories and lorikeets)
Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies)
(but see text)

The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family, one of the two "traditional" families in the biological order Psittaciformes (parrots). The Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) also known as the Blue-and-gold Macaw, is a member of the group of large Neotropical Parrots Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 Species in 85 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger ( November 19, 1775 - May 1813 was a German Entomologist and Zoologist. The Psittacinae (Latin psittacinus, from psittacus parrot from Greek psittakosis) a subfamily in the parrot family In Biological classification, family ( Latin This article is about the taxonomic rank for the sequence of species in a taxonomic list see Taxonomic order In scientific classification used Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 Species in 85 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions The other family is the Cacatuidae (cockatoos) which are also parrots, but not classified as true parrots. A cockatoo is any of the 20 Bird Species belonging to the family Cacatuidae. Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 Species in 85 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions True parrots are more widespread than cockatoos, with species in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and eastwards across the Pacific Ocean as far as Polynesia. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a Subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over

The true parrot family is often considered to contain two subfamilies, the Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies) and the Loriinae (Lories and lorikeets). In Biological classification, family ( Latin The Psittacinae (Latin psittacinus, from psittacus parrot from Greek psittakosis) a subfamily in the parrot family However, there are other systems of classification and these two groups are sometimes ascribed full family status, being called Psittacidae and Loriidae.

Like most parrots the 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. The lorikeets are predominately nectar feeders; many other parrots will drink nectar as well. Nectar is a Sugar -rich liquid produced by plants It is produced either by the Flowers in which it attracts pollinating animals or by extrafloral Most Psittacidae are cavity nesting birds which form monogamous pair bonds.

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Phylogeny

Further information: Parrot

The order Psittaciformes (parrots) contains two families of parrots, the cockatoos and the true parrots. Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 Species in 85 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions These seem to be less distinct from each other than the true parrot lineages are among themselves, and it appears as if eventually most major groups of living parrots will be given the same taxonomic rank. They will probably be treated as subfamilies for the most part, as the living Psittaciformes seem monophyletic with regards to several prehistoric families. A clade is a taxonomic group comprising a single Common ancestor and all the descendants of that ancestor

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Black-hooded Parakeet or Nanday Conure, a popular South American species. The Psittacinae (Latin psittacinus, from psittacus parrot from Greek psittakosis) a subfamily in the parrot family The Neotropical parrots ( tribe Arini, sometimes Subfamily Arinae) belong to the family of the true parrots Psittacidae. In Phylogenetics, a Taxon is polyphyletic ( Greek for "of many races" if the trait its members have in common evolved separately in different Cyclopsitticini are a tribe of parrots of the Psittacidae family found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, tropical Australia, and the Pygmy parrots are the smallest members of the Parrot family. There are six Species of pygmy parrot all in the genus Micropsitta The Genus Nestor, the only genus of the Nestorini tribe contains two parrot species from New Zealand and one extinct species from Norfolk A broad-tailed parrot is any of about 35–40 Species belonging to the tribe Platycercini, sometimes considered a subfamily ( Platycercinae The Pesquet's Parrot, Psittrichas fulgidus, also known as the Vulturine Parrot (leading to easy confusion with Pyrilia vulturina from Brazil Tribus Psittacini consists of Afrotropical Parrots there are 22 Species in 4 genera. Psittaculini is a tribe of parrots of the Psittacidae family The subdivisions within the tribe are controversial The Kakapo ( Māori: kākāpō, meaning night parrot) Strigops habroptilus (from the Greek strix, genitive The Black-hooded Parakeet ( Nandayus nenday) is also known as the Nanday Parakeet or Nanday Conure.

Chestnut-fronted Macaws Mealy Amazons and Dusky-headed Conures at a clay lick in Ecuador

Puerto Rican Amazons at nesting site

Senegal Parrots

Rose-ringed Parakeet, a common species in Africa and Asia and feral in Europe And United States. The Chestnut-fronted Macaw or Severe Macaw ( Ara severa) is one of the largest of the mini-macaws The Mealy Amazon or Mealy Parrot ( Amazona farinosa) is among the largest parrots in the Amazona genus the Amazon parrots It is a mainly green The Dusky-headed Conure or Weddell's Conure ( Aratinga weddellii) is a member of the South American parakeet family The Puerto Rican Amazon ( Amazona vittata) also known as the Puerto Rican Parrot or Iguaca, is a bird endemic to the Archipelago The Senegal Parrot ( Poicephalus senegalus) is a Poicephalus Parrot which is a resident breeder across a wide range of west Africa. The Rose-ringed Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri) also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical Parakeet species that is popular as

The Red-crowned Parakeet of New Zealand

The Pale-headed Rosella of Australia

The Kea of New Zealand

The Musk Lorikeet of Ausralia

Yellow-streaked Lory of New Guinea

Blue-fronted Amazon parrot

The Budgerigar of Australia

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