Pyrilia
| Pyrilia | |
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| Orange-cheeked parrot | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Tribe: | Androglossini |
| Genus: | Pyrilia Bonaparte, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Pyrilia typica Bonaparte, 1856=Psittacula pyrilia Bonaparte, 1853 | |
| Diversity | |
| 7 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gypopsitta | |
Pyrilia is a genus of parrots in the family Psittacidae.
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.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Pyrilia was introduced in 1856 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with Pyrilia typica Bonaparte, 1856, as the type species.[1] This scientific name is a junior synonym of Psittacula pyrilia Bonaparte, 1853, the saffron-headed parrot.[2] The name Pyrilia combines the Ancient Greek πυρ/pur, πυρος/puros meaning "fire" with Latin ilia meaning "flanks".[3]
The genus was split from the now-monotypic Pionopsitta, and then briefly moved to Gypopsitta.[4] But as Pyrilia was published a few months before Gypopsitta, the former has priority.[5]
Species
[edit]The genus contains seven species:[6]
| 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[7] | Saffron-headed parrot | Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador. |
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Pyrilia barrabandi | Orange-cheeked parrot | western Amazon |
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Pyrilia caica | Caica parrot | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
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Pyrilia aurantiocephala[8] | Bald parrot or orange-headed parrot, | east-central Amazon of Brazil |
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Pyrilia vulturina[9] | Vulturine parrot | eastern Amazon of Brazil |
References
[edit]- ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1856). "Notes sur les tableaux des Gallinacés". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadairse des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 42: 953–957 [956].
- ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Remsen, J.V. Jr., eds. (2013). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1: Non-passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Pyrilia". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ^ Ribas, C.C.; Gaban-Lima, R.; Miyaki, C.Y.; Cracraft, J. (2005). "Historical biogeography and diversification within the Neotropical parrot genus Pionopsitta (Aves: Psittacidae)". Journal of Biogeography. 32 (8): 1409–1427. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01289.x.
- ^ Banks, R.C.; Chesser, R.T.; Cicero, C.; Dunn, J.L.; Kratter, A.W.; Lovette, I.J.; Rasmussen, P.C.; Remsen, J.V.; Rising, J.D.; Stotz, D.F.; Winker, K. (2008). "Forty-Ninth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-List of North American Birds". The Auk. 125 (3): 758-768 [762]. doi:10.1525/auk.2008.9708.
- ^ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ^ 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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