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Psittaciformes
Loriidae (Lories)

Genus Chalcopsitta Bonaparte
Chalcopsitta Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 30, Feb., 1850, p. 134; consp. Av., 1, after 15 Apr., 1850, p. 3. Type, by subsquent designation, Psittacus ater Scopoli. (G. R. Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 86.)
cf. Mivart, Monogr. Lorriidae, 1896, p. 3-15; 27-28, pl. 1-4; 8.
Rothschild and Hartert, Nov. Zool., 8, 1901, p. 64-65.
Salvadori, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 20, 1891, p. 12-18; 22-23 (Eos cardinalis).
Salvadori, in Wytsman's Genera Avium, no. 11, 1910, p. 3-4, pl. 1, figs. 5-7.

Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli) 1786 Black Lory
Size: 32 cm
Distribution: Western New Guinea and adjacent islands.
Subspecies:
C. a. bernsteini von Rosenberg (***SUNK***)
Chalcopsitta Bernsteini Rosenberg, Journ. f. Orn., 9, 1861, p. 46. (Misol.) Misol.
Description: adults with reddish purple markings on forehead and thighs, bluer rump
male: wing 191.5, tail 139.9, exp. culmen 23.4, tars. 24.5
C. a. atra (Scopoli)
Psittacus ater Scopoli, Del.Flor. et Faun. Insubr., fasc. 2, 1786, p. 87. (New Guinea, ex Sonnerat)
Description: Male: wing 185.4, tail 126.6, exp. culmen 22.4, tars. 23.8
female: wing 180.0, tail 123.2, esp. culmen 22.2, tars., 23.9

C. a. insignis Oustalet 1878 Rajah Lory (Red-quilled Lory)
Chalcopsitta insignis Oustalet, Bull. Assoc. Sci. France (1), 21, 1878, p. 247. (Amberpon Island, Geelvink Bay)
syn. C. insignis insignis
Description: adults head streaked with greyish-blue, forehaed, foreparts of cheeks, thighs and under wing-coverts red, throat and flank feathers margined with red, rump dull blue, under tail-coverts greyish blue, red markings on vent and lower abdomen.

C. a. spectabilis van Oort (***SUNK***)
Chalcopsitta spectabilis van Oort, Notes Leyden Mus., 30, 1908, p. 127. (Mambrice [= Mamberiok Peninsula ?] norhwestern new Guinea.)
syn. C. insignis spectabilis

Chalcopsitta duivenbodei (Dubois) 1884 Brown Lory (Duyvenbode's Lory)
Description: Size: 31 cm
Immatures unrecognized, call unrecognized, eggs unrecognized
Distribution: Northern New Guinea
Subspecies:
C. d. duivenbodei (Dubois)
Chalcopsittacus Duivenbodei Dubois, Bull. Mus. Roy. d'Hist. Nat. Belgique. 3, 1884, p. 113, p. 5. (new Guinea; Tana Mera substituted by Hartert, Nov. Zool., 36, 1930, p. 103.)

C. d. syringanuchalis (Neumann) (***SUNK***)
Chalcopsittacus duyvenbodei syringanuchalis Neumann, Orn. Monatab., 23. 1915, p. 179. (Stephansort, New Guinea.)

inserta sedis
Chalcopsittacus duivenboidei intermedius Auber, Anz. Orn. Ges. Bayern, 2, 1934, p. 314. (Augusta [ = Sepik] River, New Guinea.) (***SUNK***)

Chalcopsitta sintillata (Temminck) 1835 Yellow-streaked Lory (Greater Streaked Lory)
Psittacus sintillatus [sic] Temminck, Pl. col., livr. 96, 1835, pl. 569. (Lobo Bay, New Guinea)
misspelled as C. scintillata
Size: 31 cm
Distribution: Aru Islands and southern New Guinea
Subspecies:

C. s. rubifrons G. R. Gray (***SUNK***)
Chalcopsitta rubrifrons G. R. Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1858, p. 182, pl. 135. (Aru Islands)

C. s. sintillata (Temminick) (***SUNK***)
Psittacus sintillatus [sic] Temminck, Pl. col., livr. 96, 1835, pl. 569. (Lobo Bay, New Guinea)

C. s. chloroptera (Salvadori) (***SUNK***)
Chalcopsittacus chloropterus Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, 9, 1876, p. 15. (Coast of new Guinea near Yule Island.)

Chalcopsitta cardinalis (G. R. Gray) 1849 Cardinal Lory
Lorius cardinalis G. R. Gray, Gen. Bds., 3, 1849, app., p. 20. (Solomon Islands, based on Voy. Pole Sud, Atlas, Ois., pl. 24 bis, f. 2.)
Size: 31 cm
eggs undescribed
Distribution: Feni, Nissan and Lavongai Islands, islands in the Tanga, Lihir, Tabor and Duke of York Groups, and the Solomon Islands (Galbraith and Galbraith, 1962)
Subspecies: none recognized

Eos Wagler
Eos Wagler, Abh. k. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., math.-Phys. Kl., 1, 1832, p. 494. Type, by subsequent designation, E. indica (Gm.) = Psittacus histrio P. L. S. Müller (G. R. Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 52).


Eos cyanogenia Bonaparte 1850 Black-winged Lory (Biak Red Lory)
Eos cyanogenia Bonaparte, compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 30, Feb., 1850, p. 135; consp. Av., 1, afterh 15 Apr. 1850, p. 4. (No locality, reistricted to Numfor [or Mafor] by Hartert, Nova Guinea, 15, 1932, p. 451.
Size: 30 cm
nest not described
Distribution: Islands of Biak, Numfoor, Manim and Mios Num in Geelvink Bay, West Irian
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Eos squamata (Boddaert) 1783 Violet-necked Lory (Moluccan Red Lory)
Psittacus reticulatus Boddaert, Table Pl. enlum., 1783, p. 42. (Gebe, ex Daubenton, Pl. enl. no. 684.)
Eos wallacei (Finsch) of Sharpe's hand-list.
Size: 27 cm
nesting not recognized
Distribution: Western Papuan Islands, West Irian, and Maju Island, Weda Islands and northern Moluccas, Indonesia
Subspecies:

E. s. obiensis Rothschild (***SUNK***)
Eos variegats obiensis Rothschild, bull. Brit. Orn. Cl., 10, 1899, p. 16. (Obi).
E. s. atrocaerulea Jany (***SUNK***)
E. s. riciniata (Bechstein) (***SUNK***)
E. s. squamata (Boddaert)
E. s. guenbyensis (Scopoli) (***SUNK***)
Psittacus Guenbyensis Scopoli, Del. Flor. et Faun. Insubr., fasc. 2, 1786, p. 87. (Gebe, error = Halmahera, by substitution of Oberholser, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 31, 1989, p. 48 and note)
Eos variegata (Gmelin) of Sharpe's hand-list (***SUNK***)
Eos riciniata Bechstein of Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. (***SUNK***)
E. s. insularis Guillemard
Eos. insularis Guillemard, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1885, p. 565, pl. 34. (Weeda Islands.) (***SUNK***)

Eos reticulata (S. Müller) Blue-streaked Lory
Psittacus reticulatus S. Müller, Verh. nat. gesch. Ned., Land-en Volkenk., pt. 4, 1841, p. 107, orig. Descr., p. 108. (Molluccas).
Description: Size:31 cm
nesting not recognized
Distribution: Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, introduced to Kai Islands and Damar Island, Indonesia
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP


Eos histrio (P. L. S. Müller) 1776 Red and Blue Lory (Red-and-blue Lory, Blue-tailed Lory)
Psittacus histrio P. L. S. Müller, Natursysst., Suppl., 1776, p. 76. (East Indies = Sangir Island.)
Description: Size: 31 cm
call unrecognized, eggs unrecognized
Distribution: Sangi, Talaud and Nenusa Islands, Indonesia
Subspecies:

E. h. histrio (P. L. S. Müller) (***SUNK***)
E. h. talautensis Meyer and Wiglesworth (***SUNK***)
Eos histrio talautensis Meyer and Wiglesworth, Journ. f. Orn., 42, 1894, p. 240. (Talaut Islands.)
E. h. challengen (sp?) Salvadori (***SUNK***)
Eos challengeri Salvadori, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 20, 1891, p. 18 (in key), p. 22. (Meangis Island.)
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Eos bornea (Linne; [=Linnaeus]) 1758 Red Lory (Buru Red Lory)
Psittacus borncus Linne;, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, 1758, p. 97. (Borneo: India, error = Amboina by substitution of Stresemann, Nov. Zool., 19, 1912, p. 340.)
Eos rubra (Gmelin) of Sharpe's hand-list
E. goodfellowi Ogilvie-Grant 1907, Goodfellow's Lory of Obi
Description: Size: 31 cm
Distribution: Islands of Amboina, Saparua, Buru, Ceram, Goram, Ceramlaut and the Watubela and Kai Islands, Indonesia
Subspecies:

E. b. bornea (Linne;) (***SUNK***)
E. b. cyanonothus (Vieillot) (***SUNK***)
Psittacus cyanonthus Vieillot, Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. 25, 1817 (1818), p. 334. (Moluccas, ex Le Vaillant, Perroquets, pl. 93, error = Buru.)
E. b. rothschildi Stresemann (***SUNK***)
Eos bornea rothschildi Stresemann, Nov. Zool., 19, 1912, p. 340. (Mansuela, 3000 feet, central Ceram.)
E. b. bernsteini (Rosenberg) (***SUNK***)
Psittacus (Eos) Bernsteini Rosenberg, Natuurk, Tijdschr. Nederl. Indie, 25, 1863, p. 145. (Kei Islands.)

Eos semilarvata Bonaparte Blue-eared Lory (Dusky Lory, Blue-eared Lory, Seram Lory, Ceram Lory)
Eos semilarvata Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 30, Feb., 1850, p. 135; Consp. Av., 1, after 15 Apr., 1850, p. 4. (No locality = Mountains of Ceram.)
Description: Size: 24 cm
nesting unknown, eggs unknown
Distribution: Mountains of central Ceram, Indonesia
Subspecies: none recognized
?Eos goodfellowi Oglivie-Grant
Eos goodfellowi Ogilvie-Grant, Bull. Brit. Orn. C., 19, 1907, p. 102. (Obi.)
(See E. bornea)


Pseudeos Peters

Pseudeos fuscata (Blyth) 1858 Dusky Lory (White-rumped Lory, Dusky-Orange Lory)
Size: 25 cm
Distribution: New Guinea and Salawati in the Western Papuan Islands, Japen Island in Geelvink Bay
Subspecies: none recognized

Trichoglossus Vigors and Horsefield
Trichoglossus Vigors and Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 15, pt. 1, 1827 (1826), p. 287. Type, by subsequent designation, Psittacus haematodus Linne; = Psittacus haematod Linne; (G. R. GRay, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 51).
Eutclipsitta Mathews, Nov. Zool., 18, 1911, p. 10. New namve for Pissitteuteles of authors, not of Bonaparte.
Oenopsittacusreichenow, Journ. f. Orn. 61, 1913, p. 401. Type, by original designation and monotypy, Chalcopsitta rubiginosa Bonaparte.
cf. Hartert, Nov. Zool., 32, 1925, p. 123-124.
Hellmayr, Avif. Timor. 1914, p. 77-80.
Mathews, Bds. Austr., 6, 1916, p. 9-30.
Meyer and Wiglesworth, Bds. Celebes, 1, 1898, p. 120-127.
Mivart, Monogr. Loriidae, 1896, p. 89-132, pl. 27-43.
Rensch, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17, 1931, p. 526-528.
Rothschild and Hartert, Nov. Zool., 8, 1901, p. 68-70.
Salvadori, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 20, 1891, p. 49-66.

Trichoglossus ornatus (Linne; [= Linneaus]) Ornate Lorikeet (Ornate Lory)
Psittacus ornatus Linne;, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, 1758, p. 98. (America, error = East Indies, ex Edwards, pl. 174, i.e. Celebes.)
Size: 25 cm
Distribution: Celebes and most larger offshore islands, Indonesia
Subspecies: none recognized

PETERS P. 149*******************

Trichoglossus haematodus (Linne;) Rainbow Lory
Psittacus haematod. Linne;, Mantissa Plant., 1771, p. 524. (Amboina ex Brisson.)
Size: 26 cm
Distribution: From Bali and siland in the Flores Sea, Indonesia, east through New Guinea and adjacent islands.
Subspecies:
T. h. haematodus (Linne;)
T. h. mitchellii G. R. Gray
T. h. forsteni Bonaparte
T. h. djampeanus Hartert
T. h. stresemanni Meise
T. h. fortis Hartert
T. h. weberi (Büttikofer)
T. h. capistratus (Bechstein)
T. h. flavotectus Hellmayr
T. h. rosenbergii Schlegel
T. h. intermedius Rothschild and Hartert
T. h. micropteryx Stresemann
T. h. caeruleiceps D'Albertis and Salvadori
T. h. nigrogularis G. R. Gray
T. h. brooki Ogilvie-Grant
T. h. massena Bonaparte
T. h. flavicans Cabanis and Reichenow
T. h. nesophilus Neumann
T. h. deplanchii Verreaux and Des Murs
T. h. moluccanus (Gmelin)
T. h. rubritorquis Vigors and Horsefield

Trichoglossus rubiginosus (Bonaparte) Ponape; Lory
Size: 24 cm
eggs unknown
Distribution: Ponape; in the Caroline Islands
Subspecies: none recognized

Trichoglossus johnstoniae Hartert Johnstone's Lorikeet, Mindanao Lorikeet
Size: 20 cm
Distribution: Mountains of Mindanao, Philippine Islands
Subspecies:

T. j. johnstoniae Hartert
Trichoglossus johnstoniae Hartert. 1903. Bull. Brit. Orn. Cl. 14:10 (Mt. Apo, Mindanao)
Size: wing 105, tail 72, bill 14, tarsus 13
Distribution: Mt. Apo and Mt. Katanglad, Mindanao
T. j. pistra Rand and Rabor
Trichoglossus johnstoniae pistra Rand and Rabor, 1959. Fieldiana: Zoology, 39:275 (Mt. Malindang, Mindanao)
Size:
Distribution: Mt. Malindang, Mindanao

Trichoglossus flavoviridis Wallace Yellow and Green Lorikeet
Size: 25 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

T. f. meyeri Walden
T. f. flavoviridis Wallace

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus (Kuhl) Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Size: 25 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Trichoglossus euteles (Temminck) Perfect Lorikeet
Size: 25 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Trichoglossus versicolor Lear Varied Lorikeet
Size: 19 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Trichoglossus iris (Temminck) Iris Lorikeet
Size: 20 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

T. i. iris (Temminck)
T. i. rubripileum (Salvadori)
T. i. wetterensis (Hellmayer)

Trichoglossus goldiei Sharpe Goldie's Lorikeet
Size: 19 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Lorius Vigors


Lorius hypoinochrous G. R. Gray Purple-bellied Lory
Size: 26 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

L. h. devittatus Hartert
L. h. hypoinochrous G. R. Gray
L. h. rosselianus Roghschild and Hartert

Lorius lory (Linne;) Black-capped Lory
Size: 31 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

L. l. lory (Linne;)
L. l. erythrothorax Salvadori
L. l. somu (Diamond)
L. l. salvadorii Meyeri
L. l. vindicrissalis de Beaufort
L. l. jobiensis (Meyer)
L. l. cyanuchen (S. Müller)

Lorius albidinuchus (Rothschild and Hartert)White-naped Lory
Size: 26 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Lorius amabilis Stresseman Stresemann's Lory
Size: 26 cm
Distribution: known only from the type
Subspecies: none recognized

Lorius chlorocercus Gould Yellow-bibbed Lory
Size: 28 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Lorius domicellus (Linne;) Purple-naped Lory
Size: 28 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Lorius tibialis Sclater Blue-thighed Lory
Size: 28 cm
Distribution: known only from the type
Subspecies: none recognized

Lorius garrulus (Linne;) Chattering Lory
Size:30 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

L. g. garrulus (Linne;)
L. g. flavopalliatus Salvadori
L. g. morotaianus (van Bemmel)

Phigys G. R. Gray

Phigys solitarius (Suckow) Collared Lory
Size:20 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Vini Lesson

Vini austalis (Gmelin) Blue-crowned Lory
Size: 19 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Vini kuhlii (Vigors) Kuhl's Lory, Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet
Size: 19 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Vini stepheni (North) Stephen's Lory, Henderson Lorikeet
Size: 19 cm
Distribution: Henderson Island of the Pitcairn Islands
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Vini peruviana (P. L. S. Müller) Tahitian Lory, blue Lorikeet
Size: 18 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Vini ultramarina (Kuhl) Ultramarine Lory
Size: 18 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Glossopsitta Bonaparte

Glossopsitta concinna (Shaw) Musk Lorikeet
Size: 22 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Glossopsitta pusilla (Shaw) Little Lorikeet
Size:15 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Glossopsitta porphyrocephala (Dietrichsen) Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Size: 15 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Charmosyna Wagler

Charmosyna palmarum (Gmelin) Palm Lorikeet
Size: 17 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Charmosyna rubrigularis (Sclater) Red-chinned Lorikeet
Size: 17 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. r. rubrigularis (Sclater)
C. r. krakari (Rothschild and Hartert)

Charmosyna meeki (Rothschild and Hartert) Meek's Lorikeet
Size: 16 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Charmosyna toxopei (Siebers) Blue-fronted Lorikeet
Size: 16 cm
Distribution: known only from seven specimens, west side of Lake Rana, Buru, Indonesia
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP ?

Charmosyna multistriata (Rothschild) Striated Lorikeet
Size: 18 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Charmosyna wilhelminae (A. B. Meyer) Wilhelmina's Lorikeet
Size: 13 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Charmosyna rubronotata (Wallace) Red-spotted Lorikeet
Size: 17 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. r. rubronotata (Wallace)
C. r. kordoana (A. B. Meyer)

Charmosyna placentis (Temminck) Red-flanked Lorikeet
Size: 17 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. p. intensior (Kinnear)
C. p. placentis (Temminck)
C. p. ornata Mayr
C. p. subplacens (Sclater)
C. p. pallidor (Rothschild and Hartert)

Charmosyna diadema (Verreaux and Des Murs) New Caledonian Lorikeet
Size:18 cm
Immatures and male undescribed, eggs and nest undescribed,
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP, possibly extinct

Charmosyna amabilis (Ramsay) Red-throated Lorikeet
Size: 18 cm
Call undescribed, nesting unknown, eggs undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Charmosyna margarethae Tristam Duchess Lorikeet
Size: 20 cm
Nesting undescribed, eggs undescribed
Distribution: Soloman Islands
Subspecies: none recognized

Charmosyna pulchella G. R. Gray Fairy Lorikeet
Size: 18 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. p. pulchella G. R. Gray
C. p. rothschildi (Hartert)
C. p. bella ?

Charmosyna josefinae (Finsch) Josephine's Lory
Size: 24 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. j. josefinae (Finsch)
C. j. sepikiana Neumann
C. j. cyclopum Hartert

Charmosyna papou (Scopoli) Papuan Lory
Size: 42 cm (with tail)
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. p. papou (Scopoli)
C. p. stellae A. B. Meyer
C. p. goliathina Rothschild and Hartert
C. p. wahnesi Rothschild

Oreopsittacus Salvadori

Oreopsittacus arfaki (A. B. Meyer) Whiskered Lorikeet
Size: 15 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

O. a. arfaki (A. B. Meyer)
O. a. major Ogilvie-Grant
O. a. grandis Ogilvie-Grant

Neopsittacus Salvadorii

Neopsittacus musschenbroekii (Schlegel) Musschenbroek's Lorikeet
Size: 23 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

N. m. musschenbroekii (Schlegel)
N. m. medius (Stresemann)
N. m. major (Neumann)

Neopsittacus pullicauda Hartert Emerald Lorikeet
Size: 18 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

N. p. alpinus Ogilvie-Grant
N. p. socialis Major
N. p. pullicauda Hartert

Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)

Cacatuinae

Proboscigar Kuhl

Proboscigar aterrimus (Gmelin) Palm Cockatoo
Size: 60 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. a. stenolophus (van Oort)
P. a. aterrimus (Gmelin)
P. a. goliath (Kuhl)

Calyptorhynchus Desmarest

Calptorhynchus funereus (Shaw) Black Cockatoo
Size: 67 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. f. baudinii Lear
C. f. tenuirostris ?
C. f. funereus (Shaw)
C. f. xanthonotus ?

Calyptorhynchus magnificus (Shaw) Red-tailed Cockatoo
Size: 60 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. m. naso Gould
C. m. samueli Mathews
C. m. macrorhynchus (Gould)
C. m. magnificus (Shaw)

Calyptorhyncus lathami (Temminck) Glossy Cockatoo
Size: 48 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Callocephalon Lesson

Callocephalon fimbriatum (Grant) Gang-gang Cockatoo
Size: 34 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Eolophus Bonaparte

Eolophus roseicapillus (Vieillot) Galah
Size: 35 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

E. r. kuhli (Mathews)
E. r. assimilis (Mathews)
E. r. roseicapillus (Vieillot)

Cacatua Vieillot

Cacatua leadbeateri (Vigors) Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Size: 35 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. l. mollis (Mathews)
C. l. leadbeateri (Vigors)

Cacatua sulphurea (Gmelin) Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Size: 33 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. s. sulphurea (Gmelin)
C. s. djampeana Hartert
C. s. abbotti (Oberholser)
C. s. occidentalis Hartert
C. s. parvula (Bonaparte)
C. s. citrinocristata (Fraser)

Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Cacatua galerita (Latham) Sulpher-crested Cockatoo
Size: 50 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. g. eleonora Finsch
C. g. triton Temminck
C. g. fitzroyi (Mathews)
C. g. galerita (Latham)

Cacatua ophthalmica Sclater Blue-eyed Cockatoo
Size: 50 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Cacatua moluccensis (Gmelin) Salmon-crested Cockatoo, Moluccan Cockatoo
Size: 52 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Cacatua alba (P. L. S. Müller) White Cockatoo
Size: 46 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Cacatua haematuropygia (P. L. S. Müller) Red-vented Cockatoo, Philippine Cockatoo
Psittacuws haematuropygius P. L. S. Müller. 1776, Natursyst. supl 1776:77
syn: Kakatoe (sp?) haematuropygia mcgregori Hachisuka, Orn Soc. Japan, suppl. 14:157, (Polillo)
Kakatoe haematuropygia, misspelled in du Pont 1971
Size: 31 cm
Distribution: Philippines
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Cacatua goffini (Finsch) Goffin's Cockatoo, Tanimbar Corella
Size: 32 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Cacatua sanguinea Gould Little Corella
Size: 38 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. s. normantoni (Mathews)
C. s. sanguinea Gould

Cacatua tenuirostris (Kuhl) Long-billed Corella
Size: 38 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. t. pastinator (Kuhl)
C. t. tenuirostris (Gould)

Cacatua ducorps (Bonaparte) Ducorp's Cockatoo
Size: 31 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized


Nymphicinae (Cockatiel)

Nymphicus Wagler

Nyphicus hollandicus (Kerr) Cockatiel
Size: 32 cm
Distribution: Australia generally, chiefly interior
Subspecies: none recognized


Psittacidae (Parrots)

Nestorinae

Nestor Gould

Nestor notabilis Gould Kea
Size: 48 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Nestor meridionalis (Gmelin) Kaka
Psittacus meridionalis Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 1, pe. 1, 1788. p. 333, type loc. New Zealand = Dusky Sound, South Island, ex Latham
Size: 45 cm
Distribution: New Zealand, South Island, Stewert Island, North Islant, Little and Great Barrier Islands, Hen and Chickens, Mayor Island , Kapiti Island.
Subspecies:
N. m. septentroinalis Lorenz
Nestor septentrionalis Lorenz, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 46, 1896, p. 198, type loc. North Island, New Zealand.
N. m. meridionalis (Gmelin)

Nestor productus (Gould) Norfolk Island Kaka
aka: Nestor meridionalis productus
syn: Nestor norfolcensis A. von Pelzeln 1860
Size: 38 cm
Distribution: extinct
Subspecies: none recognized

Micropsittinae

Micropsitta Lesson

Micropsitta pusio (Sclater) Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot
Size: 8.4 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

M. p. beccarii (Salvadori)
M. p. pusio (Sclater)
M. p. harterti Mayr
M. p. stressmanni Hartert

Micropsitta keiensis (Salvadori) Yellow-caped Pygmy Parrot
Size: 9.5 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

M. k. keiensis (Salvadori)
M. k. chloroxantha Oberholser
M. k. viridipectus (Rothschild)

Micropsitta geelvinkiana (Schlegel) Geelvink Pygmy Parrot
Size: 9 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

M. g. geelvinkiana (Schegel)
M. g. misoriensis (Salvadori)

Micropsitta meeki Rothschild and Hartert Meek's Pygmy Parrot
Size: 10 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

M. m. meeki Rothschild and Hartert
M. m. proxima Rothschild and Hartert

Micropsitta finschii (Ramsay) Finsch's Pygmy Parrot
Size: 9.5 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

M. f. viridifrons (Rothschild and Hartert)
M. f. finschii (Ramsay)
M. f. aolae (Ogilvie-Grant)
M. f. tristami (Rothschild and Hartert)
M. f. nanina (Tristam)

Micropsitta bruijnii (Salvadori) Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot
Size: 9 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

M. b. pileata Mayr
M. b. bruijnii (Salvadori)
M. b. necopinata Hartert
M. b. rosea Mayr

Psittacinae

Opopsitta Sclater

Opositta gulielmitertii (Schlegel) Orange-breasted Fig Parrot
Size: 13 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

O. g. gulielmitertii (Schlegel)
O. g. nigrifrons (Reichenow)
O. g. ramuensis Neumann
O. g. amabilis (Reichenow)
O. g. suavissima (Sclater)
O. g. fuscifrons (Salvadori)
O. g. malanogenia (Schlegel)

Opopsitta diophthalma (Hombron and Jacquinot) Double-eyed Fig Parrot
Size: 14 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

O. d. diophthalma (Hombron and Jacquinot)
O. d. festetichi ?
O. d. aruensis (Schlegel)
O. d. virago (Hartert)
O. d. inseparabilis (Hartert)
O. d. marshalli Iredale
O. d. macleayana (Ramsay)
O. d. coxeni (Gould)
O. d. coccineifrons (Sharpe)

Psittaculirostris Gray and Gray

Psittaculirostris desmarestii (Desmarest) Desmarest's Fig Parrot
Size: 18 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. d. blythii (Wallace)
P. d. occidentalis (Salvadori)
P. d. desmarestii (Desmarest)
P. d. intermedia (van Oort)
P. d. godmani (Ogilvie-Grant)
P. d. cervicalis (Salvadori and D'Albertis)

Psittaculirostris edwardsii (Oustalet) Edwards' Fig Parrot
Size: 18 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Psittaculirostris salvadorii (Oustalet) Salvadori's Fig Parrot, Salvadori's Fig-parrot
Size: 19 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Bobopsittacus Salvadori

Bolbopsittacus lunulatus (Scopoli) Guaiabero
Size: 15 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. l. lunulatus (Scopoli)
Distribution: Luzon, Philippines
B. l. intermedius Salvadori
Distribution: Leyte, Philippines
B. l. callainipictus Parkes
Distribution: Samar, Philippines
B. l. mindanensis (Steere)
Distribution: Mindanao and Panaon, Philippines

Psittinus Blyth

Psittinus cyanurus (Forster) Blue-rumped Parrot
Size: 18 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. c. cyanurus (Forster)
P. c. pontius Oberholser
P. c. abboti Richmond

Psittacella Schlegel

Psittacella brehmii Schlegel Brehm's Parrot
Size: 24 cm
Call and eggs undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. b. brehmii Schlegel
P. b. intermixta Hartert
P. b. harterti Mayr
P. b. pallida Meyer

Psittacella picta Rothschild Painted Parrot
Size:19 cm
call and eggs undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. p. picta Rothschild
P. p. excelsa Mayr and Gilliard
P. p lorentzi van Oort

Psittacella modesta Schlegel Modest Parrot
Size: 14 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. m. modesta Schlegel
P. m. collaris Ogilvie-Grant
P. m. subcallaris Rand

Psittacella maderaszi Meyer Maderasz's Parrot
Size: 14 cm
call and eggs undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. m. major Rothschild
P. m. hallstromi Mayr and Gilliard
P. m. huonensis Mayr and Rand
P. m. maderaszi Meyer

Geoffroyus Bonaparte

Geoffroyus geoffroyi (Bechstein) Red-cheeked Parrot
Size: 21 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

G. g. floresianus Salvadori
G. g. geoffroyi (Bechstein)
G. g. cyanicollis (S. Müller)
G. g. obiensis (Finsch)
G. g. rhodops (Schlegel)
G. g. explorator Hartert
G. g. keyensis Finsch
G. g. timorlaoensis A. B. Meyer
G. g. aruensis (G. R. Gray)
G. g. orientalis A. B. Meyer
G. g. sudestiensis De Vis
G. g. cyanicarpus Hartert
G. g. minor Meumann
G. g. jobiensis (A. B. Meyer)
G. g. mysoriensis (A. B. Meyer)
G. g. pucherani Souance;

Geoffroyus simplex (A. B. Meyer) Blue-collared Parrot
Size: 22 cm
eggs undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies:

G. s. simplex (A. B. Meyer)
G. s. buergersi Newmann

Geoffroyus heteroclitus (Hombron and Jacquinot) Singing Parrot
Size: 25 cm
Distribution: Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands
Subspecies:

G. h. heteroclitus (Hombron and Jacquinot)
G. h. hyancintus Mayr

Prioniturus Wagler

Prioniturus luconensis Steere Green Racket-tailed Parrot, Green-headed Racquet-tailed Parrot
Size: 29 cm
call and eggs undescribed
Distribution: Luzon and Marinduque Islands, Philippines
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Prioniturus discurus (Vieillot) Blue-crowned Racket-tailed Parrot, Racquet-tailed, Blue-headed Racket-tailed Parrot
Size: 27 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. d. discurus (Vieillot)
P. d. var. suluensis Blasius, J. f. Orn. 38:140 (Jolo)
Distribution: Jolo and Mindanao (birds of Bohol, Leyte and Samar are intermediate with whiteheadi (per du Pont 1971
P. d. whiteheadi Salomonsen
Distribution: Cebu, Masabate and Negros
P. d. nesophilus Salomonsen ***check sp name spelling*** Distribution: Catanduanes, Sibuyan and Tablas, Philippines
P. d. mindorensis Steere
Distribution: Mindoro
P. d. platenae Blasius 1888
may be full species
Distribution: Balabac, Calamianes, and Palawan Islands, Philippines.

Prioniturus montanus Ogilvie-Grant Mountain Racket-tailed Parrot, Racquet-tailed
Size: 30 cm
eggs undescribed, nesting undescribed
Distribution: Philippine Islands, including Sula Archipelago
Subspecies:

P. m. montanus Ogilvie-Grant
Distribution: Luzon, Philippines
P. m. verticalis Sharpe
Distribution: bongao, Jolo, Siburu and Tawi Tawi, Philippines
P. m. waterstradti Rothschild
Distribution: Mindanao, Philippines
P. m. malindangensis Mearns

Prioniturus flavicans Cassin Red-spotted Racket-tailed Parrot, Racquet-tailed
Size: 37 cm
eggs and nesting undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Prioniturus platurus (Vieillot) Golden-mantled Racket-tailed Parrot, Racquet-tailed
Size: 28 cm
eggs undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. p. platurus (Vieillot)
P. p. talautensis Hartert
P. p. sinerubris Forshaw

Prioniturus mada Hartert Buru Racket-tailed Parrot, Racquet-tailed
Size:32 cm
eggs undescribed
Distribution: Buru Island, Indonesia
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Tanygnathus Wagler

Tanygnathus megalorhynchos (Boddaert) Great-billed Parrot, Large-billed Parrot
syn: misspelled as Tanygnathus megalorynchos du Pont 1971
Size: 41 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

T. m. megalorhynchos (Boddaert)
Distribution: Balut Island off southern Mindanao, Philippines
T. m. affinis Wallace
T. m. subaffinis Sclater
T. m. hallmayri Mayr
T. m. viridipennis Hartert
T. m. djampeae Hartert
T. m. floris Hartert
T. m. sumbensis A. B. Meyer

Tanygnathus lucionensis (Linne;) Blue-naped Parrot
Size: 31 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

T. l. lucionensis (Linne;)
Distribution: Luzon and Mindoro, Philippines
T. l. hybridus Salomonsen
Distribution: Polillo, Philippines
T. l. talautensis Meyer and Wiglesworth
T. l. salvadorii (?) Ogilvie-Grant, 1896
Tanygnathus salvadorii Ogilvie-Grant, 1896, Ibis, p. 562. Mantamami islands, Philippines
Tanygnathus lucionensis horrisonus Bangs and Peters, 1927. Occ. Papers Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 5:263. Maratua Island, Philippines
Tanygnathus lucionensis koikei Hachisuka, 1930. Orn. soc. Japan, suppl. 14:160. Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
Tanygnathus lucionensis paraguensus Hachisuka, 1930, Orn. Soc. Japan, supl. 14:160. Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
Tanygnatus lucionensis moro Hachisuka 1934, Bds. Phil. Ids., p 87, Jolo sulu Archipelago, Philippines
Tanygnathus lucionensis nigrorum Salomonsen, 1953, Vid. Medd. Dansk nat. Foren. 115:218, Mt. Canloan, Negros, Philppines
Tanygnathus lucionensis siquijorensis Salomonsen, Vid. Medd. Dansk Nat. Foren., 115:220, Siquijor, Philippines
Distribution: throughout Philippines except Luzon, Mindoro and Polillo

Tanygnathus sumatranus (Raffles) Müller's Parrot, Blue-backed Parrot
Size: 32 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

T. s. duponti Parkes
Distribution: Luzon, Philappines
T. s. freeri McGregor
Distribution: Polillo, Philippines
T. s. everetti Tweeddale
Distribution: Leyte, Mindanao, Negros, Panay and Samar, Philippines
T. s. burbidgii Sharpe
Distribution: Sulu Archipelago, Philippines
T. s. sangirensis Meyer and Wiglesworth
T. s. sumatranus (Raffles)

Tanygnathus heterurus Salvadori Rufous-tailed Parrot
Size: 30 cm
Distribution: known only from the type
Subspecies: none recognized

Tanygnathus gramineus (Gmelin) Black-lored Parrot
Size: 40 cm
nesting and eggs undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Eclectus Wagler 1832
Larius Bodaert, Table Pl. enlum., 1783, p. 42. Type by monotypy, Psittacus (Larius) ceclanensis Boddaert = Psittacus roratus P. L. S. Müller.
cf. Rothschild, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (9), 9, 1922, p. 411-412. Salvadori, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 20, 1891, p. 388-399 (sub nom. Eclectus).
Peters (p. 231) lists this monotypic genus as Lorius, saying that Larius was a misspelling.

Eclectus roratus (P. L. S. Müller) Eclectus Parrot
Size: 35 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

E. r. vosmaeri (Rothschild)
Larius roratus vosmaeri Rothschild, Ann. and mag. Hist. (9), 9, 1922, p. 412. (Northern Moluccas.) New name for Psittacus roratus of authors, not of Müller.
Distribution: Noethern Moluccas: Moratai, Halmahera, Ternate, Mare, Kaisa, Batjan, Damar and Obi Islands.
E. r. roratus (P. L. S. Müller)
Psittacus roratus P. L. S. Müller, Natursyst., Suppl., 1776, p. 77. (Amboina.)
Eclectus cardinalis Boddaert 1783 - from Sharpe's check-list
Distribution: Southern Moluccas: Buru, Ceram, Amnoina, Saparua and Haruku Islands.
E. r. westermani (Bonaparte)
Psittacodis westermani Bonaparte, Consp. Av., 1, 1850, p. 4. (No locality).
Known from aviary specimens. If the race is invalid, it could belong to either roratus (per Forshaw and Cooper) or riedeli (per Meyer in Salvadori 1891)
E. r. cornelia Bonaparte
Eclectus Cornelia Bonaparte, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1849 (1850), p. 143, pl. 11 ("Moluccas most probably from Ceram" = Sumba, Lesser Sunda Islands.)
**may have first appeared in: Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 30, Feb., 1850, p. 135. per Peters p. 231.
Distribution: Sumba Island
E. r. riedeli A. B. Meyer
Eclectus riedeli A. B. Meyer, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1881 (1882), P. 917. (Sera Island, Tenimber Islands.)
Distribution: Tenimber Islands.
E. r. polychloros (Scopoli) ****Unknown*****
E. r. biaki (Hartert)
Larius roratus biaki Hartert, Nova Guinea. 15, livr. 5, Feb. 1932, p. 448. (Biak Island)
Distribution: Biack Island in Geelvink Bay
E. r. aruensis G. R. Gray
Eclectus polychlorus var. aruensis G. R. Gray, Proc. Zool. soc. London, 1858, p. 182. (Aru Islands.)
Distribution: Aru Islands
E. r. macgillivrayi Mathews
Eclectus pectoralis macgillivrayi Mathews, Austr. Av. Rec., 2, 1913, p. 75. (Pascoe River, North Queensland.)
Distribution: Northern Queensland
E. r. solomonensis Rothschild and Hartert
Eclectus pectoralis solominensis Rothschild and Hartert, Nov. Zool., 8, 1901, p. 81. (Fauro Island, Soloman Islands)
Distribution: Solomon Islands; Lihir Group; birds of Nissan Islands, New Ireland and Lavongai are more or less intermediate between goodsoni and solomonensis (Peters p. 233)
E. r. pectoralis (P. L. S. Müller) ***has this been subsumned?***
Psittacus pectoralis P. L. S. Müller, Natursyst., Suppl., 1776, p. 78. (China, error = Onin Peninsula, new Guinea, designated by Stresemann, Arch. f. Naturg. 89, Abth. A. Heft 8, p. 58.)
Distribution:New Guinea, Jobi, Mios Nom, Waigeu, Salawati, Misol, Kei Islands, Southeast Islands, Trobriand Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands and Louisiade Archipelago.
E. r. maforensis Rothschild ***has this been subsumned?****
Eclectus roratus maforensis Rothschild, Nov. Zool., 38, Dec., 1932, p. 203. (Numfor Island.)
Distribution: Numfor Island in Geevink Bay
May be syn. of biaki.
E. r. goodsoni (Hartert)
Lorius roratus goodsoni Hartert, Nov. Zool., 31, 1924, p. 1924, p. 123. (Manus, Admiralty Islands.)
Distribution: Admiralty Islands, New Britain, Witu Islands
Psittrichas Lesson

Psittrichas fulgidus (Lesson) Pesquet's Parrot
Size: 46 cm
eggs undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Prosopeia Bonaparte

Prosopeia tabuensis (Gmelin) Red Shining Parrot
Size: 45 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. t. atrogularis (Peale)
P. t. koroensis (Layard)
P. t. taviunensis (Layard)
P. t. tabuensis (Gmelin)
P. t. splendens (Peale)

Prosopeia personata (G. R. Gray) Masked Shining Parrot
Size: 47 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Alisterus Mathews

Alisterus scapularis (Lichtenstein) Australian King Parrot
Size: 43 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. s. minor Mathews
A. s. scapularis (Lichtenstein)

Alisterus chloropterus (Ramsay) Green-winged King Parrot
Size: 36 cm
eggs undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. c. moszkowskii (Reichenow)
A. c. callopterus (D'Albertis and Salvadori)
A. c. chloropterus (Ramsay)

Alsiterus amboinensis (Linne;) Amboina King Parrot
Size: 35 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. a. amboinensis (Linne;)
A. a. sulaensis (Reichenow)
A. a. versicolor Neumann
A. a. buruensis (Salvadori)
A. a. hypophonius (S. Müller)
A. a. dorsalis (Quoy and Gaimard)

Aprosmictus Gould

Aprosmictus erythropterus (Gmelin) Red-winged Parrot
Size: 32 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. e. papua Mayr and Rand
A. e. coccineopterus (Gould)
A. e. erythropterus (Gmelin)

Aprosmictus jonuillaceus (Vieillot) Timor Red-winged Parrot
Size: 35 cm
eggs and nesting undescribed
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. j. jonquillaceus (Vieillot)
A. j. wetterensis (Salvadori)

Polytelis Wagler

Polytelis swainsonii (Desmarest) Superb Parrot
Size:40 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear) Regent Parrot
Size: 40 cm
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. a. anthopeplus ?
P. a. westralis ?

Polytelis alexandrae Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Purpureicephalus spurius Red-capped Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Barnardius barnardi Mallee Ringneck Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. b. macgillivrayi
B. b. whitei
B. b. barnardi

Barnardius zonarius Port Lincoln Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. z. occidentalis
B. z. semitorquatus
B. z. dundasi
B. z. myrtae
B. z. zonarius

Platycercus caledonicus Green Rosella
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. e. nigrescens
P. e. elegans
P. e. melanoptera
P. e. fleurieuensis

Playtcercus flaveolus Yellow Rosella
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Platycercus adelaidae Adelaide Rosella
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Platycercus eximius Eastern Rosella
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. e. ceciliae
P. e. eximius
P. e. diemenensis

Platycercus adscitus Pale-headed Rosella
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. a. adscitus
P. a. mackaiensis
P. a. amathusiae
P. a. palliceps

Platycercus venustus Northern Rosella
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Platycercus icterotis Western Rosella
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. i. icterotis
P. i. xanthogenys

Psephotus haematonotus Red-rumped Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. h. caeruleus
P. h. haematonotus

Psephotus varius Mulga Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. v. varius
P. v. orientalis

Psephotus haematogaster Blue Bonnet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. h. narethae
P. h. pallescens
P. h. haematrrhous
P. h. haematogaster

Psephotus chrysopterygius Golden-shouldered Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. c. chrysopterygius
P. c. dissimilis (full sp.?) Status: considered threatened by ICBP, Hooded Parrot

Psephotus pulcherrimus (Gould) Paradise Parrot
Platycerus pulcherrimus Gould, 1845, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
syn: Psephotellus pulcherrimus Mathews, 1917
Size: 27 cm
Distribution: extinct,
Subspecies: none recognized

Cyanoramphus unicolor Atipodes Green Parakeet, Antipodes Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae Red-fronted Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. n. novaezelandieae
C. n. cyanurus
C. n. chathamensis
C. n. hochstetteri
C. n. cookii
C. n. saisetti
C. n. erythrotis extinct, formerly from Macquarie Island (south of New Zealand)
C. n. subflavescens extinct, formerly from Lord Howe Island, killed as pest

Cyanoramphus auriceps Yellow-fronted Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. a. auriceps
C. a. frobesi

Cyanoramphus malherbi Orange-fronted Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Cyanoramphus cornutus Horned Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. c. cornutus
C. c. uvaeensis

Cyanoramphus ulietanus Society Parakeet
Size:
Distribution: extinct
Subspecies: none recognized

Cyanoramphus zealandicus Black-fronted Parakeet
Size:
Distribution: extinct
Subspecies: none recognized

Neophema bourkii Bourke's Parrot. Bourke's Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Neophema chrysostoma Blue-winged Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Neophema elegans Elegant Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Neophema petrophila Rock Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

N. p. petrophila
N. p. zietzi

Neophema chrysogaster Orange-bellied Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Neophema pulcehella Turquoise Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Neophema splendida Scarlet-chested Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Lathamus discolor Swift Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pezoporus wallicus Ground Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. w. flaviventris
P. w. wallicus

Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Geopsittacus occidentalis Night Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Coracopsis vasa Vasa Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. v. drougardi
C. v. vasa
C. v. comorensis

Coracopsis nigra Black Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. n. libs
C. n. nigra
C. n. sibilans
C. n. barklyi

Psittacus erithacus African Grey Parrot, Grey Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. e. timneh
P. e. erithacus
P. e. princeps

Poicephlaus robustus Cape Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. r. fuscicollis
P. r. suahelicus
P. r. robustus

Poicephalus gulielmi Jardine's Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. g. fantiensis
P. g. hulielmi
P. g. permistus
P. g. massaicus

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus Brown-headed Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. c. tanganyikae
P. c. zanzibaricus
P. c. cryptoxanthus

Poicephalus crassus Niam-Niam Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Poicephalus senegalus Senegal Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P s. senegalus
P. s. versten
P. s. mesotypus

Poicephalus rufiventris Red-bellied Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. r. rufiventris
P. r. pallidus

Poicephalus meyeri Meyer's Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. m. meyeri
P. m. saturatus
P. m. matschiei
P. m. transvaalensis
P. m. reichenowi
P. m. damarensis

Poicephalus rueppellii Ruppell's Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Poicephalus flavifrons Yellow-faced Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. f. flavifrons
P. f. auranticeps

Agapornis cana Grey-headed Lovebird
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. c. cana
A. c. ablectanea

Agapornis pullaria Red-faced Lovebird
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. p. guineensis
A. p. pullaria
A. p. ugandae

Agapornis taranta Black-winged Lovebird
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Agapornis swinderniana Black-collared Lovebird
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. s. swinderniana
A. s. zenkeri
A. s. emini

Agapornis roseicollis Peach-faced Lovebird
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. r. roseicollis
A. r. catumbella

Agapornis fischeri Fischer's Lovebird
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Agapornis personata Masked Lovebird
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Agapornis lilianae Nyasa Lovebird
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Agapornis nigrigenis Black-cheeked Lovebird
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Loriculus vernalis Vernal Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Loriculus beryllinus Ceylon Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Loriculus philippensis Philippine Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

L. p. philippensis (P. L. S. Müller)
Distribution: Banton, Cataduanes, Luzon, Mariduque and Polillo, Philippines
L. p. mindorensis Steere
Distribution: Mindoro, Philippines
L. p. bournsi McGregor
Distribution: Romblon, Sibuyan and Tablas, Philippines
L. p. panayensis Tweeddale
Distribution: Masbate, Panay and Ticao, Philippines
L. p. regulus Souance
Distribution: Guimaras and Negros, Philippines
L. p. chrysonotus Sclater
Distribution: extinct, formerly from Cebu Island
L. p. worcesteri Steere
Distribution: Bohol, Leyte and Samar, Philippines
L. p. siquijorensis Steere
Distribution: extinct, formerly from Siquijor Island
L. p. apicalis Souance
Distribution: Bazol, Dinagat adn Mindanao, Philippines
L. p. dohertyi Hartert
Distribution: Basilan
L. p. bonapartei Souance
Distribution: Bongao, Jolo, and Tawi Tawi, Philippines

Loriculus galgulus Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Loriculs stigmatus Celebes Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

L. s. stigmatus
L. s. quadricolor
L. s. croconotus

Loriculus amabilis Moluccan Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

L. a. amabilis
L. a. catamene Sangihe Hanging Parrot, endemic to Sangihe Island, Indonesia, Status: considered threatened by ICBP, may be full sp.
L. a. sclateri
L. a. ruber

Loriculus exilis Green Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Loriculus flosculus Wallace's Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution: known only from the type
Subspecies: none recognized, may be Loriculus exilis flosculus

Loriculus pusillus Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Loriculus aurantifrons Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

L. a. aurantifons
L. a. batavorum
L. a. meeki
L. a. tener

Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. e. eupatria
P. e. nipalensis
P. e. magnirostris
P. e. avensis
P. e. siamensis
P. e. wardi Seychelles Parakeet, extinct, syn: P. wardi


Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. k. krameri
P. k. parvirostris
P. k. borealis
P. k. manillensis

Psittacula echo Mauritius Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Psittacula himalyana Slatyheaded Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. h. himalayana
P. h. finschii

Psittacula cyanaocephala Plum-headed Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Psittacula roseata Blossom-headed Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. r. roseata
P. r. juneae

Psittacula intermedia Intermediate Parrot, Rothschild's Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Psittacula columboides Malabar Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Psittacula calthorpae Emerald-collared Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Psittacula derbiana Derbyan Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Psittacula alexandri Moustached Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. a. alexandri
P. a. fasciata
P. a. abbotti
P. a. cala
P. a. major
P. a. perionca
P. a. dammermani
P. a.kangeanensis

Psittacula caniceps Blyth's Parakeet, Nicobar Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Psittacula longicauda Long-tailed Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. l. tytleri
P. l. nicobarica
P. l. longicauda
P. l. defontaineri
P. l. modesta

Psittacula exsul Newton's Parakeet
Size:
Distribution: extinct
Subspecies:

Andodorhynchus hyacinthinus Hyacinth Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Andorhynchus glaucus Glaucous Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Andorhynchus leari Lear's Macaw, Indigo Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Cyanopsitta spixii Spix's Macaw, Little Blue Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Ara ararauna Blue and Yellow Macaw, Blue and Gold Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Ara caninde Caninde Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Ara glaucogularis Blue-throated macaw
formerly caninde ***figure it out***, King 1978-79
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Ara militaris Military Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. m. mexicana
A. m. militaris
A. m. boliviana

Ara ambigua Buffon's Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. a. ambigua
A. a. guayaquilensis

Ara macao Scarlet Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Ara cloroptera Green-winged Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Ara rubrogenys Red-fronted Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Ara auricollis Yellow-collared Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Ara severa Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Severe Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. s. castaneifrons
A. s. severa

Ara manilata Red-bellied Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Ara maracana Illiger's Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Ara couloni Blue-headed Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Ara nobilis Red-shouldered Macaw
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. n. nobilis
A. n. cumanensis
A. n. longipennis

Ara tricolor Cuban Red Macaw, Cuban Macaw
Size:
Distribution: extinct
Subspecies: none recognized

Aratinga acuticaudata Blue-crowned Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. a. haemorrhous
A. a. meoxena
A. a. acuticaudata
A. a. neumanni

Aratinga guarouba Golden Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Aratinga holochlora Green Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. h. brewsteri
A. h. strenua
A. h. holochlora
A. h. rubritorquis
A. h. brevipes also Aratinga brevipes, Socorro Conure, Status: considered threatened by ICBP


Aratinga finschi Finsch's Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Aratinga wagleri Red-fronted Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. w. wagleri
A. w. transilis
A. w. frontata
A. w. minor

Aratinga mitrata Mitred Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. m. mitrata
A. m. alticola

Aratinga erythrogenys Red-masked Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Aratinga leucophthalmus White-eyed Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. l. leucophthalmus
A. l. callorgenys
A. l. propinquus
A. l. nicefrori

Aratinga chloroptera Hispaniolan Conure, Hispaniolan Parakeet
Size:
Distribution: Hispaniola, formerly Mona Island and apparently Puerto Rico
Subspecies:

A. c. chlorptera distr. Hispaniola
A. c. maugei extinct, formerly from Mona Island

Aratinga euops Cuban Conure, Periquito, Perico, Catey ***check sp. spelling***
Size:
Distribution: Cuba, formerly Isle of Pines
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Aratinga auricapilla Golden-capped Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. a. auricappila
A. a. aurifrons

Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Aratinga jandaya Jandaya Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Aratinga solstitialis Sun Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Aratinga weddellii Dusky-headed Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Aratinga nana Olive-throated Conure, Parakeet
Size:
Distribution: Jamaica, Mexico and Central America
Subspecies:

A. n. nana
A. n. astec
A. n. vicinalis

Aratinga canicularis Orange-fronted Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. c. eburnirostrum
A. c. clarae
A. c. canicularis

Aratinga pertinax Brown-throated Conure, Caribbean Parakeet, Parakeet
Size:
Distribution: St. Thomas (introduced from Curacao?), southern Caribbean islands, Panama, nothern South America
Subspecies:

A. p. ocularis
A. p. pertinax
A. p. xanthogenia
A. p. arubensis
A. p. aeruginosa
A. p. griseipecta
A. p. lehmanni
A. p. tortugensis
A. p. margaritensis
A. p. venezuelae
A. p. chrysophrys
A. p. surinama
A. p. chrysogenys
A. p. paraensis

Aratinga cactorum Cactus Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. c. caixana
A. c. cactorum

Aratinga aurea Peach-fronted Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. a. aurea
A. a. major

Nandayus nenday Nanday Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Leptosittaca branickii Golden-plumed Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Ognorhynchus icterotis Yellow-eared Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha Thick-billed Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

R. p. pachyrhyncha
R. p. terrisi full sp.?

Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Cyanoliseus patagonus Patagonian Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

C. p. byrni
C. p. aniduns
C. p. patagonus

Pyrrhura cruentata Blue-throated Conure, Blue-chested Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pyrrhura devillei Blaze-winged Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pyrrhura frontalis Maroon-bellied Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. f. frontalis
P. f. kriegi
P. f. chripepe

Pyrrhura perlata Pearly Conure, Perly Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. p. lepida
P. p. coerulescens
P. p. anerythra
P. p. perlata [= p. rhodogaster?] see Arndt and Roth 1986

Status: considered threatened by ICBP


Pyrrhura rhodogaster Crimson-bellied Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pyrrhura molinae Green-cheeked Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. m. molinae
P. m. phoenicura
P. m. sordida
P. m. restricta
P. m. australis

Pyrrhura hypoxantha Yellow-sided Conure, Yellow-sided Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Pyrrhura leucotis White-eared Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. l. emma
P. l. auricularis
P. l. phrimeri
P. l. griseipectus
P. l. leucotis

Pyrrhura picta Painted Conure, Painted Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. p. subandina
P. p. eisemanni
Pyrrhura picta eisemanni F. S. Delgado B. 1985. Orn. Mongr. no. 36. 17-20.
P. p. caeruliceps
P. p. roseifrons
P. p. picta
P. p. amazonum
P. p. pantchenkoi
P. p. microtera
P. p. lucianii

Pyrrhura viridicata Santa Marta Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pyrrhura egregia Fiery-shouldered Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. e. egregia
P. e. obscura

Pyrrhura melanura Maroon-tailed Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. m. pacifica
P. m. melanura
P. m. souancei
P. m. berlepschi
P. m. chapmani

Pyrrhura rupicola Black-capped Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. r. rupicola
P. r. sandiae

Pyrrhura albipectus White-necked Conure, White-necked Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Pyrrhura calliptera Brown-breasted Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pyrrhura hoematotis Red-eared Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. h. immarginata
P. h. hoematotis

Pyrrhura rhodocephala Rose-crowned Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pyrrhura hoffmanni Hofman's Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. h. hoffmanni
P. h. gaudens

Enicognathus ferrugineus Austral Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

E. f. minor
E. f. ferrugineus

Enicognathus leptorhynchus Slender-billed Conure
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Myiopsitta monachus Monk Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

M. m. luchsi
M. m. cotorra
M. m. calita
M. m. monachus

Bolborhynchus aymara Sierra Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Boloborhynchus aurifrons Mountain Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. a. robertsi
B. a. aurifrons
B. a. margantae
B. a. rubrirstris

Bolborhynchus lineola Barred Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. l. lineola
B. l. tigrinus

Bolborhynchus orbygnesius Andean Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons Rufous-fronted Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Forpus cyanopygius Mexican Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

F. c. insularis
F. c. pallidus
F. c. cyanopygius

Forpus passerinus Green-rumped Parrotlet, Guinana Parrotlet, Parakeet, Love-bird
Size:
Distribution: Jamaica (introduced near Old Harbour, about 1918), Barbados (introduced early 1900s), South America, Trinidad
Subspecies:

F. p. cyanophanes
F. p. viridessimus
F. p. passerinus
F. p. cyanochlorus
F. p. deliciosus

Forpus xanthopterygius Blue-winged Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

F. x. spengeli
F. x. crassirostris
F. x. olallae
F. x. flavissimus
F. x. flavescens
F. x. xanthopterygius

Forpus conspiccillatus Spectacled Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

F. c. conspicillatus
F. c. matae
F. c. caucae

Forpus sclateri Sclater's Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

F. s. eidos
F. s. sclateri

Forpus coelestis Pacific Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Forpus xanthops Yellow-faced Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Brotogeris tirica Plain Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Brotogeris versicolurus Canary-winged Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. v. versicolurus
B. v. chiriri
B. v. behni

Brotogeris pyrhopterus Grey-cheeked Parakeet, ***check sp. spelling***
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Brotogeris jugularis Orange-chinned Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. j. jugularis
B. j. exsul

Brotogeris cyanoptera Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. c. cyanoptera
B. c. gustavi
B. c. beniensis

Brotogeris chrysopterus Golden-winged Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. c. chrysopterus
B. c. tuipara
B. c. chrysosema
B. c. solimoensis
B. c. tenuifrons

Brotogeris sanctithomae Tui Parakeet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

B. s. sanctithomae
B. s. takatsukasae

Nannopsittaca panychlora Tepui Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Touit batavica Seven-coloured Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Touit huetii Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Touit dilectissima Red-winged Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

T. d. costaricensis
T. d. dilectissima

Touit purpurata Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

T. p. purpurata
T. v. viridiceps

Touit melanonota Brown-backed Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Touit surda Golden-tailed Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

T. s. ruficauda
T. s. surda

Touit stictoptera Spot-winged Parrotlet
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Pionites melanocephala Black-headed Caique
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. m. pallida
P. m. melanocephala

Pionites leucogaster White-bellied Caique
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. l. leucogaster
P. l. xanthurus
P. l. xanthomeria

Pionopsitta pileata Pileated Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pionopsitta haematotis Brown-hooded Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. h. barrabandi
P. h. coccinicollaris

Pionopsitta pulchra Rose-faced Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pionopsitta barrabandi Barraband's Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. b. barrabandi
P. b. aurantiigena

Pionopsitta pyrilia Saffron-headed Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pionopsitta caica Caica Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Gypopsitta bulturina Vulturine Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Hapalopsittaca melanotis Black-winged Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

H. m. peruviana
H. m. melanotis

Hapalopsittaca amazonina Rusty-faced Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

H. a. amazonina
H. a. theresae
H. a. fuertesi
H. a. pyrrhops

Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Graydidascalus brachyurus Short-tailed Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pionus menstruus Blue-headed Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. m. rubrigularis
P. m. menstruus
P. r. reichenowi

Pionus sordidus Red-billed Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. s. ponsi
P. s. sordidus
P. s. saturatus
P. s. antelius
P. s. corallinus
P. s. mindoensis

Pionus maximiliani Scaly-headed Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. m. maximiliani
P. m. melanoblepharus
P. m. siy
P. m. lacerus

Pionus tumultuosus Plum-crowned Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pionus seniloides White-headed Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pionus senilis White-capped Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Pionus chalcopterus Bronze-winged Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

P. c. chalcopterus
P. c. cyanescens

Pionus fuscus Dusky Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Amazona collaria Yellow-billed Amazon
Size:
Distribution: Jamaica
Subspecies: none recognized

Amazona leucocephala Cuban Amazon, Parrot, Cotorra, Loro, Cotica, Perico
Size:
Distribution: Bahama Islands (Abaco, Acklin and Great Inagua), Cuba, Isle of Pines, Cayman Islands
Subspecies:

A. l. palmarum
A. l. leucocephala
A. l. bahamensis
A. l. caymanensis
A. l. hesterna

Amazona ventralis Hispaniolan Amazon, Corotta, Jacquot
Size:
Distribution: Hispaniola including Grande Cayemite and Gonave Island
Subspecies: none recognized

Amazona albifrons White-fronted Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. a. saltuensis
A. a. albifrons
A. a. nana

Amazona xantholora Yellow-lored Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Amazona agilis Black-billed Amazon, Black-billed Parrot
Size:
Distribution: Jamaica
Subspecies: none recognized

Amazona vittata Puerto Rican Amazon, Cotorra
Size:
Distribution: Puerto Rico, formerly Culebra Island
Subspecies:

A. v. vittata
Status: considered threatened by ICBP
A. v. gracilipes extinct, formerly of Culebra Island

Amazona tucumana Tucuman Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized

Amazona pretrei Red-spectacled Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Amazona viridigenalis Green-cheeked Amazon, Red-crowned Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Amazona finschi Lilac-crowned Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. f. woodi
A. f. finschi

Amazona autumnalis Red-lored Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. a. autumnalis
A. a. salvini
A. a. lilacina
A. a. diadema

Amazona brasiliensis Red-tailed Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Amazona dufresniana Blue-cheeked Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. d. dufresniana
A. d. rhodocorytha full sp.? Red-browed Amazon

Amazona festiva Festive Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. f. bodini
A. f. festiva

Amazona xanthops Yellow-faced Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Amazona barbadensis Yellow-shouldered Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. b. barbadensis
A. b. rothschildi
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Amazona aestiva Blue-fronted Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. a. aestiva
A. a. xanthopteryx

Amazona ochrocephala Yellow-crowned Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. o. oratrix
A. o. tresmariae
A. o. auropalliata
A. o. parvipes
A. o. belizensis
A. o. panamensis
A. o. nattereri
A. o. xantholaema
A. o. ochrocephala

Amazona amazonica Orange-winged Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. a. amozonica
A. a. tobagensis

Amazona mercenaria Scaly-naped Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:

A. m. canipalliata
A. m. mercenaria

Amazona farinosa Mealy Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:
A. f. guatemalae
A. f. virenticeps
A. f. inornata
A. f. chapmani
A. f. farinosa

Amazona vinacea Vinaceous Amazon
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Amazona versicolor St. Lucia Amazon, Jacquot, Perroquet
Size:
Distribution: St. Lucia Island
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Amazona arausica Red-necked Amazon, Jacquot, Perroquet
Size:
Distribution: Dominica
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Amazona guildingii St. Vincent Amazon, Parrot
Size:
Distribution: St. Vincent Island
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Amazona imperialis Imperial Amazon, Sisserou
Size:
Distribution: Dominica
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

Deroptyus accipitrinus Hawk-headed Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies:
D. a. accipitrinus
D. a. fuscifrons

Triclaria malachitacea Purple-bellied Parrot
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP


Strigopinae

Strigops habroptilus G. R. Gray Kakapo
Strigops habroptilus G. R. Gray, Gen. Bds., 2, 1845, p. 427, pl. CV. type loc. "one od the islands in the South Pacific" = New Zealand, restricted to Dusky Sound, South Island by Mathews and Iredale, antea
Strigops greyii G. R. Gray, Ibis, 1862, p. 230. type loc. unkown, Mathews and Iredale designate South Island
Strigops habroptilus parsonsi Mathews and Iredale, Ibis, 1913, p. 427. type loc. Alpine heights of the northwestern part of South Island
Size:
Distribution: New Zealand, North Island, now confined to the central mountain ranges; South Island, chiefly in the northern and western portions; Stewart Island, now extirpated.
Subspecies: none currently recognized
Status: considered threatened by ICBP

incerta cedis

Psittacus eques Boddaert, 1783 Mauritius Parakeet
based on plate 215 in E. L. Daubenton's Planches Enlumine;s, 1783, drawn from 'Le Sier' Dubois, 1674
apparently belonging to the ring-necked group, Macarene Island of Reunion, found by 1985
Size:
Distribution:
Subspecies: none recognized
Status: considered highly threatened by ICBP

Mascarinus mascarinus Mascarene Parrot
Size:
Distribution: extinct
Subspecies: none recognized

Lophopsittacus mauritianus Broad-billed Parrot
Size:
Distribution: extinct
Subspecies: none recognized

Necropsittacus rodericanus Rodrigues Parrot
Size:
Distribution: extinct
Subspecies: none recognized

Conuropsis carolinensis Carolina Parakeet
Size:
Distribution: extinct
Subspecies: none recognized

Hypothetical Parrots (all extinct if valid)

Necropsittacu (?) borbonicus Rothschild, 1907
Necropsittacus francicus Rothschild, 1905 from Mascarene, see account of N. rodericanus
Ara martinica Rothschild, 1905 these macaws found under cuban red macaw
Ara erythrura Rothschild, 1907
Ara atwoodi Clark, 1905
Ara guadelpupensis Clark, 1905
Ara gossei Rothschild, 1905
Ara gossei Rothschild, 1905
Anodorhynchus purpurascens Rothschild, 1905
Conurus labati Rothschild, 1905, probably Aratinga Walter Rothschild, 1905a, from Guadeloupe, Caribbean, named from du Tertre and Labat, ill. in Rothschild 1907
Psittacus violaceus Gmelin, 1789 should be Amazona
Amazona martinicana Clark, 1905 A. H. Clark, named from description of Labat, apparently from Martinique,

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Brodkorb, Peirce. 1971. Origins and evolution of birds. Pp. 19-55 in Donald S. Farner, James R. King and Kenneth C. Parkes (eds.). Avian Biology, vol. 1. Academic Press, New York.

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Salvadori, T., 1891, Catalogue of birds in the British Nuseum, vol. 20. Psittaci, London, British Museum (Natural History).

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