The Yellow and Green Lorikeet (Trichoglossus flavoviridis) is endemic to the Sula Islands – a group of islands in the Malukus in Indonesia. Its three main islands are Mangole, Sanae and Taliabu. These lorikeets favor subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. Although endangered in its natural habitat (CITES II), … Read more
The Red-faced Parrots (Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops aka Hapalopsittaca amazonina pyrrhops) is also known as Salvin’s Rusy-faced Parrot, Caïque De Salvin, or Lorito Ecuatoriano. The Red-faced Parrot (Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops) forms superspecies with the Rusty-faced Parrots (Hapalopsittaca amazonina amazonina) and Fuertes’s Parrots (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi), and all three have commonly been considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same … Read more
The Mount Goliath Parrot (Psittacella brehmii intermixta) is native to the Snow Mountains, Weyland Mountains, Mt. Goliath, Western New Guinea. This species is listed as endangered and is, therefore, a protected species (Cites II). Description: They look similar to the Brehm’s Parrots (brehmii), although it is larger and the breast and abdomen are much more … Read more
The Citron-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata, is the smallest of the Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoos subspecies. They are critically endangered in their native range of Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands and Sumba. Description: The Citron-crested cockatoo has an orange crest instead of the typical yellow of the other sulphur-crested cockatoo species. They have pale orange ear patches. … Read more
Peach Fronted Conures (Aratinga Aurea) are native to Brazil, south of the amazon and eastward to Rio Madeira, eastern Bolivia, Mato Grosso, and San Paulo.
The extinct Black-fronted Parakeet or Tahiti Parakeet (Cyanoramphus zealandicus) was endemic to the island of Tahiti, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean.
Disease conures commonly come down with undigested seeds in droppings, and progressive weight loss (going light). There is no cure and no testing at present time, except a crop biopsy that detects suggestive lesions in symptomatic parrots.
The Black-cheeked Lovebirds (Agapornis nigrigenis) are considered the most endangered of all the African parrot species with the smallest area of distribution within its genre. They belong to a group of lovebirds commonly referred to as the “eye-rings” – which also includes the masked, fischer and nyasa lovebirds … (The term eye-ring refers to the … Read more
The Pygmy Lorikeet (Charmosyna wilhelminae) – also known as Wilhemina’s Lorikeet – is endemic to the South-east New Guinea, Western New Guinea and East Huon Peninsula. It is listed as endangered (Cites II) in its natural habitat. Description: The Pygmy Lorikeets are tiny birds, averaging 5 inches (13 cm) in length (including tail) and 0.7 … Read more
The Yellow-naped Parrot or Yellow-naped Amazon Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata or Amazona auropalliata) is an Amazon parrot that is by most considered to be a subspecies of the Yellow-crowned Parrot. Distribution / Status Yellow-napes are endangered in their natural habitat which can be found along the Pacific Slope of Central America, in Southern Mexico and … Read more