Kingdom Animalia Family Psittacidae Tribe Androglossini Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Arinae Scientific name Pyrilia Higher classification Androglossini Order Parrot | |
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Lower classifications Brown‑hooded parrot, Caica parrot, Saffron‑headed parrot | ||
Brown hooded parrots pyrilia haematotis on a feeder
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.
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- Brown hooded parrots pyrilia haematotis on a feeder
- Rose faced parrot pyrilia pulchra
- Species
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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.
Rose faced parrot pyrilia pulchra
Species
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