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PARROTS and Allies
The order Psittaciformes is comprised of the parrots and their allies. They are found in most warm and tropical regions. The greatest diversity of parrots is found in South America and Australasia. Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, and strong legs. Like woodpeckers, they have 2 toes pointing forward (digits 2, 3) and 2 toes pointing backward (digits 1, 4). Most parrots are predominantly green, with other bright colors. They generally exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism. The most important components of most parrots' diets are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds and other plant material. Almost all parrots nest in tree holes. Parrots are some of the most intelligent birds, and the ability of some parrot species to imitate human voices enhances their popularity as pets.
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Psittaciformes web pages.
Asian Parrots and Parakeets
Order Psittaciformes Family Psittaculidae
Genus Bolbopsittacus - 1 species
Guaiabero Bolbopsittacus lunulatus
Found: Philippines
Image by:
1)
Luis_Limchiu 2)
Yann Muzika
1) Female 2) Male

Genus Loriculus
The Hanging Parrots are unique in their ability to sleep upside-down. The are usually mainly green and have a red rump. They are found in tropical southeast Asai, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea. See also
Psitt_Parrot_AU.
Parrot, Blue-crowned Hanging- Loriculus galgulus Found: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia
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1, 2) Lip Kee - Singapore 3)
Lip Kee 4)
Dick Daniels -
North Carolina Zoo
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male



Parrot,_Camiguin_Hanging- Loriculus camiguinensis Found: Philippine island of Camiguin
Image by: 1)
GossipGuy 2)
Desmond_Allen

Parrot, Moluccan Hanging- Loriculus amabilis Found: Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai in Indonesia
Image by: 1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Ross Tsai
1) Male at top; female at bottom

Parrot,_Philippine_Hanging- Loriculus philippensis Found: Philippines
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John_Gerrard_Keulemans 2)
Blake_Matheson 3)
Yann_Muzika


Parrot, Pygmy Hanging- also
Green Hanging-Parrot Loriculus exilis Found: Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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John Gerrard Keulemans
Parrot,_Sangihe_Hanging- Loriculus catamene Found: Sangihe, north of Sulawesi, Indonesia
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John_Gerrard_Keulemans 2)
John_Riley

Parrot, Sri Lanka Hanging- also
Ceylon Hanging-Parrot Loriculus beryllinusFound: Loriculus beryllinusFound: Sri Lanka
Image by:
1, 2) Haliz Issadeen - Sri Lanka

Parrot, Sula Hanging- Loriculus sclateri Found: Sula Islands and Banggai Islands in Indonesia
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Joseph Wolf
Parrot_ Sulawesi_Hanging- Also
Maroon-rumped Hanging Parrot Loriculus stigmatus Found: Sulawesi and vicinity, Indonesia
Image by: 1)
John Gerrard Keulemands 2)
Lip Kee - Sulawesi 3)
Kama_Jaya_Shagir
1) Female 2) Male


Parrot,_Vernal_Hanging- Loriculus vernalis Found: India, Nepal, southeast Asia
Image by:
1, 2) Shrikant_Rao - India 3)
viwake - India 4)
Raj_Dhage



Parrot,_Wallace's Hanging- Loriculus flosculus Found: island of Flores (Indonesia)
Image by: 1)
Craig Robson
1) Male
Parrot, Yellow-throated Hanging- Loriculus pusillus Found: Java and Bali of Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Lip Kee - Java 2)
Neville_Kemp

Genus Prioniturus
The Racquet-tail parrots are found in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Racquet-tail, Blue-crowned Prioniturus discurus Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
John Gould 2)
TJ Lin 3)
Benedict_De_Laender
2) Juvenile


Racquet-tail,_Blue-headed Prioniturus platenae Found: western Philippines around Palawan
Image by:
1, 2) Rackk67

Racquet-tail, Buru Prioniturus mada Found: island of Buru of Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Robert01 2)
Quartl
1) Female 2) Male

Racquet-tail,_Golden-mantled Prioniturus platurus Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
John Gould 2)
Yann_Muzika - Sulawesi

Racquet-tail,_Green Prioniturus luconensis Found: Luzon and Marinduque of the Philippines
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Leif_Gabrielsen
Racquet-tail,_Mindanao Prioniturus waterstradti Found: Mindanao (Philippines)
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Mark_Jason_Villa 2)
Nicky_Icarangal

Racquet-tail,_Mindoro Prioniturus mindorensis Found: Mindoro (Philippines)
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Sylvia_Ramos
Racquet-tail,_Montane also
Luzon Racquet-tail Prioniturus montanus Found: Luzan (Philippines)
Image by: 1)
Biodiversity_Heritage_Library 2)
Merlijn_van_Weerd - Luzan
2) Female

Racquet-tail,_Yellow-breasted Prioniturus flavicans Found: Indonesia
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John_Gould 2)
Kristian_Svensson 3)
Simon_van_der_Meulen


Genus Psittacula
The Afro-Asian Ringnecked parakeets are found from Africa to South-East Asia. This is the only genus of Parrot which has majority of its species in Asia.
Parakeet, Alexandrine Psittacula eupatria Found: Asia, Europe (introduced)
Image by: 1)
Treyor Lawrie - Symbio wildlife park, Australia 2)
Peter Tan - Jurong Bird Park, Singapore 3)
Charles_Lam
4) Dick Daniels - Nepal
1) Female 2, 3) Male



Parakeet,_Blossom-headed Psittacula roseata Found: southeast Asia, India
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Sumseet Moghe 2)
Yamez A 3)
LonelyShrimp - Thailand 4)
Vijay_Ismavel



Parakeet,_Derbyan also
Lord Derby's Parakeet Psittacula derbiana Found: Tibet, India
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T J Lin 2)
Matthias Wicke 3)
Michael_Vito 4)
Richard Bach 5)
Dave Young
1) Male left; female right; 2) Female 3, 4, 5) Male



Parakeet,_Gray-headed Psittacula finschii Found: southeast Asia
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1, 2) LonelyShrimp 3)
Vijay Ismavel
1) Pair 2) Female 3) Male


Parakeet,_Layard's Psittacula calthropae Found: Sri Lanka
Image by: 1)
Wasantha_Dissanayake 2)
Haliz Issadeen
1) Male on right feeding female

Parakeet,_Long-tailed Psittacula longicauda Found: Indonesia, Malaysia
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1,43) Lip Kee 2)
Jainy_Kuriakose 3)
Michael Khor - Singapore
1) Juvenile 2) Pair - female has dark bill 3, 4) Male



Parakeet,_Malabar also
Blue-winged Parakeet Psittacula columboides Found: Southern India
Image by:
1, 4) Lip Kee 2)
Yathin S Krishnappa - India
1) Female 2, 3) Male


Parakeet,_Mauritius also
Echo Parrot Psittacula eques Found: Mascarene Islands in Indian Ocean
Image by: 1)
Colin Houston 2)
David Cook 3)
Whi Mauritius 4)
Peter_Steward
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male



Parakeet,_Nicobar Psittacula caniceps Found: Nicobar Islands of Indian Ocean
Image by: 1)
John_Gould 2)
Jainy_Kuriakose 3)
Sudhir_Garg
2) Female
3) Male


Parakeet, Plum-headed Psittacula cyanocephala Endemic to Indian Subcontinent
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J M Garg - India 2)
Tarique Sari - India 3)
Thomas Guignard 4)
Nevit Dilmen
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male



Parakeet, Red-breasted also
Moustached Parakeet Psittacula alexandri Found: Asia
Image by: 1)
Dave Young 2)
Dick Daniels -
Jungle Island of Miami
3, 4) Lip Kee - Singapore
3) Female 4) Female left, male right



Parakeet, Rose-ringed also
Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri Found: Asia, Africa Introduced: The Americas, Europe
Image by:
1, 2) J M Garg - India
4, 6) Sandy Cole -
Birds of Eden, South Africa
3, 5) Dick
Daniels -
Birds
of Eden
1) Male on left, female on right 2) Female 3, 4, 5) Male 3, 4, 5, 6) Indian Ringneck Parkakeet (
P. krameri manillensis)





Parakeet, Slaty-headed Psittacula himalayana Found: mountains of Asia in summer, lower in winter
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JM Garg - India 2)
Rahul_Sharma

Genus Psittinus - 1 species
Parrot, Blue-rumped Psittinus cyanurus Found: Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
Image by:
1, 2) Bernard Dupont - Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
1, 2) Male

Genus Tanygnathus
Parrot,_Azure-rumped also
Blue-backed Parrot Tanygnathus sumatranus Found: Indonesia, Phillipines
Image by: 1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
TJ_Lin 3)
Chris 4)
Mohit_Kumar_Ghatak
2) Female 3, 4) Male



Parrot, Blue-naped Tanygnathus lucionensis Found: Philippines, Borneo
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Mark A Harper - Luzon 2)
Blake Matheson - Philippines 3)
Quartl
1) Female 2, 3) Male


Parrot,_Great-billed Tanygnathus megalorynchos Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Jacques Barraband 2)
Yann_Muzika 3) TJ Lin 4)
Neville_Kemp


