Pyrilia is a genus of parrots in the family Psittacidae. It was recently split from the now-monotypic Pionopsitta, and then briefly moved to Gypopsitta. But as Pyrilia was published a few months before Gypopsitta, the latter is a junior synonym.[2]
| Pyrilia | |
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| Orange-cheeked parrot | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Tribe: | Androglossini |
| Genus: | Pyrilia Bonaparte, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Pyrilia typica[1] Bonaparte, 1856
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| Diversity | |
| 7 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gypopsitta | |
All are relatively short-tailed parrots that are restricted to forests in the Neotropics. Their head or face contrasts clearly with the mainly green body, and they have a brownish or olive patch on the chest.
Species edit
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Pyrilia haematotis | Brown-hooded parrot | southeastern Mexico to north-western Colombia. |
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Pyrilia pulchra | Rose-faced parrot | Colombia and Ecuador. |
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Pyrilia pyrilia[3] | Saffron-headed parrot | Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador. |
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Pyrilia barrabandi | Orange-cheeked parrot | south-central Amazon Basin in South America |
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Pyrilia caica | Caica parrot | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
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Pyrilia aurantiocephala[4] | Bald parrot or orange-headed parrot, | east-central Amazon of Brazil |
| Pyrilia vulturina[5] | Vulturine parrot | eastern Amazon of Brazil |
References edit
Media related to Pyrilia at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "Psittacidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Use of Pyrilia over Gypospsitta Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. Richard C. Banks, February 2008, to the South American Classification Committee. Accessed 2008-06-22
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrilia pyrilia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686125A93099249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686125A93099249.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Bald Parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) - BirdLife species factsheet".
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrilia vulturina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686145A93099817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686145A93099817.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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