All Different Types of Green Parrots (with Pictures)


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Green Parrot

Green Parrot Varieties There are many species of parrots, but few are as striking and beautiful as green parrots. Although all are intelligent and social creatures, green parrots are actually a variety of species and come in many different sizes, accent colors, and temperaments.

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Types of green parrots

Here we have compiled a list of the most common types of green parrots that are kept as pets and some basic information about each. Hopefully, this list will give you a better idea of ​​which elegant green parrot you might want to bring home.

Budgerigar

Budgerigar

 

The Budgie parakeet, or budgie, is one of the most common green parrots that are kept as pets. Although mostly green, their primary secondary color is a greenish-yellow striped with black.

  • Length: 6-8 inches
  • Weight: 1 ounce
  • Life expectancy: 5-8 years
  • Colors: Green body; yellow and black back and wings; dark blue tail; yellow head; variations including blue, white, yellow, and gray

They need lots of exercise, but their small size means the parakeet can be housed in a much smaller enclosure than many parrots.

The Budgerigar is a social and intelligent little bird that will thrive with plenty of mental and physical exercise.

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Rose-ringed parrot

rose-ringed parrot

Collared parakeet Rose-ringed parrot or rose-ringed parakeet, The Collared Parakeet is a species of large parakeet of Afro-Asian origin now acclimatized to Western Europe. The species is named after the German naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer.

Class: Birds Family: Psittacidae

 

Senegal Parrot

Senegal parrot

Senegal Parrot is a small species of African parrot belonging to the genus Poicephalus, sporting colorful plumage. the body is green, the wings and tail duller and the belly yellow, orange, or red, depending on the three different subspecies The head is grey.

  • Length: 23cm
  • Weight: 120g
  • Life expectancy: 30 years
  • Colors: Green body; greenback and orange wings; dark green tail; black head; variations including black, green, yellow, and gray and orange

 

Parrotlet

parrotlet

The Parrotlet A lively and adorable little bird, the Pacific Green Parrot is also commonly known as the “pocket parrot”. Small, but also intelligent and active, this bird will greatly benefit from several hours a day of exercise and playtime.

  • Length: 4-8 inches
  • Weight: 1 ounce
  • Life expectancy: 20 years
  • Colors: Various shades of green on the head and body; some blue on the back, with some color variations including white, yellow and blue

They can be very affectionate with their owners but are prone to biting when not handled often.

 

Lovebird

lovebird species

The Lovebird Parrot Although the many lovebird subspecies have a wide range of color variations, the majority are predominantly green. Lovebirds mate for life and do not do well as solitary birds.

  • Length: 5-7 inches
  • Weight: 2 ounces
  • Life expectancy: 15-20 years
  • Colors: Mainly green but a wide variety of other colors including peach, white, blue, yellow, red, orange

Lovebirds can be as gentle as their name suggests, but require extensive socialization and regular handling to maintain their docility. If neglected, a lovebird will become biting.

 

Black-cheeked Lovebird

Black-cheeked Lovebird

The Black-cheeked lovebird is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. This real little African parrot is close to the Masked Inseparable. It is the only species of Agapornis to be threatened with extinction due to the decrease in water resources in its natural environment

 

Rosy-faced Lovebird

Rosy faced Lovebird

The Peach-faced Lovebird is one of the nine species of lovebirds, a group of small African parrots very present and popular in aviculture and as pets

 

Lilian’s-Lovebird

Lilian's-Lovebird

Lilian’s Lovebird is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family. This African parakeet is close to Fischer’s Lovebird.

Scientific name: Agapornis lilianae
Weight: 37 g (Adult)
Higher classification: Inseparable
Conservation Status: Near Threatened (Decreasing) Rank: Species
Family: Psittacidae

Red-headed Lovebird

Red-headed Lovebird

The Red-headed Lovebird is a species of small African parrot. This bird lives in equatorial Africa. Wikipedia
Higher classification: Inseparable
Scientific name: Agapornis pullarius
Conservation Status: Least Concern (Decreasing)
Rank: Species
Weight: 43 g (Adult)

 

Black-collared-Lovebird

Black-collared-Lovebird

The Black-collared Lovebird or Swindern’s Lovebird is the least known of the species belonging to the genus Agapornis, which includes nine small African parakeets. This bird lives in equatorial Africa.

 

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot

Blue crowned Hanging Parrot

The Blue-crowned hanging parrot (Loriculus galgulus), or Blue-headed Loricule is a Psittacidae of Southeast Asia. It seems to be the most common of its kind.

 

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Scientific name: Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Conservation Status: Least Concern (Stable)
Weight: 87 g
Higher Classification: Trichoglossus
Rank: Species

 

Vernal Hanging Parrot

Vernal Hanging Parrot

The Vernal hanging parrot Coryllis vernal (Loriculus vernalis), also known as the Indian Loricule or Vernal Loricule, is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family endemic to southern Asia.

 

 

Musk Lorikeet

Musk Lorikeet

The Musk Lorikeet Red-banded Lory (Glossopsitta concinna (Shaw, 1791)) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Nom scientifique : Glossopsitta concinna
Statut de conservation :Préoccupation mineure 

Goldie’s Lorikeet

Goldie's Lorikeet

The Goldie’s Lorikeet (Psitteuteles goldiei) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Scientific name: Psitteuteles goldiei
Weight: 51 g (Adult)
Conservation Status: Least Concern (Stable)
Higher Classification: Psitteuteles
Rank: Species

 

Yellow-streaked Lory

Yellow-streaked Lory

The yellow-streaked lory Flamingo Lory (Chalcopsitta scintillata) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Scientific name: Chalcopsitta scintillata

 

Blue-crowned Lorikeet

Blue-crowned Lorikeet

The Blue-crowned lorikeet Fringillary Lory (Vini australis) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family. It lives on the tropical islands of the Pacific.

Conservation Status: Least Concern (Decreasing)
Scientific name: Vini australis
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Vini

 

Edwards Fig Parrot

Edwards Fig Parrot

Edwards fig parrot (Psittaculirostris edwardsii) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family that lives in the tropical and cloud forests of northern and northeastern New Guinea. The standardized name of this parrot was given to it in honor of Alphonse Milne-Edwards.

 

Guaiabero Parrot

Guaiabero

The Lunulated Guaiabero Parrot (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus), formerly known as the Lunulated Psittacle, is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family endemic to the tropical forests and mangroves of the Philippines. It is phylogenetically close to corydalis (Loriculus spp.) and inseparable (Agapornis spp.).

 

Salvadori’s Fig Parrot

Salvadori's Fig Parrot

The Salvadori’s Psittacle (Psittaculirostris salvadorii) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family that lives in the tropical forests of western New Guinea in Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat destruction and the number of individuals appears to be decreasing but it is not considered threatened.

 

Large Fig Parrot

Large Fig Parrot

The large fig parrot Desmarest’s Psittacle (Psittaculirostris desmarestii) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

 

Double-eyed Fig Parrot

Double-eyed Fig Parrot

The Double-eyed Psittacle (Cyclopsitta diophthalma) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family. Colonies of this small species have been established along the Australian coast in the eastern Cape York Peninsula. It is the smallest species of this family present in Australia.

 

White winged Parakeets

Whitewinged Parakeets

The White-winged Parakeets (Brotogeris versicolurus) are a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Rank: Species
Conservation Status: Least Concern (Stable)
Higher Classification: Brotogeris
Weight: 72 g (Adult)
Scientific name: Brotogeris versicolurus

 

Red-flanked Lorikeet

Red-flanked Lorikeet

The Red flanked lorikeet Coquettish Lory (Charmosyna placentis) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Scientific name: Charmosyna placentis
Higher Classification: Charmosyna
Conservation Status: Least Concern (Stable)
Rank: Species

 

Hooded Parrot

Hooded Parrot

The Black Hooded Parakeet (Psephotellus dissimilis) is a species of parakeet endemic to Australia.

Higher Classification: Psephotellus
Weight: 46 g
Scientific name: Psephotus dissimilis
Rank: Species
Family: Psittaculidae

 

Yellow-crowned parakeet

yellow crowned parakeet

The Yellow-crowned parakeet Golden-headed Parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.

Scientific name: Cyanoramphus auriceps
Weight: 46 g (Adult)
Higher Classification: Cyanoramphus
Conservation Status: Near Threatened (Decreasing)
Rank: Species

 

Australian Ringneck

Australian Ringneck

The Australian ringneck Yellow-collared Parakeet (Barnardius zonarius) is a species of parakeet native to Australia in the Psittacidae family.

Scientific name: Barnardius zonarius
Higher Classification: Barnardius
Rank: Species

 

Brehm’s Tiger Parrot

Brehm's Tiger Parrot

The Brehm’s tiger Parrot (Psittacella brehmii) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. This name was chosen by the ornithologist Hermann Schlegel in honor of the German zoologist Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884).

 

Painted parakeet

Painted parakeet

Painted parakeet This bird measures about 22 cm. It has a plumage essentially of warm green, with darker coloration on the upper parts. The forehead is azure blue, a shade found on the brick-red cheeks.

The periauricular areas are silvery white. The characteristic scale design of the genus Pyrrhura is very marked on the neck and chest due to the contrast between black and yellow. The reddish ventral plastron is well-defined as well as the marks are also reddish on the rump and tail.

 

Long-tailed Parakeet

Long tailed Parakeet

Long-tailed Parakeet This bird measures about 42 cm. The male is more colorful than the female and has two very elongated rectrices. Its beak is bright red while that of the female is blackish.

This species is recognized by all the specialists of the world to have abundant sexuality, indeed the Long-stranded Parakeet can reproduce up to 8 times in a single year.

 

Red-breasted Parakeet

Red breasted Parakeet

The red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) is among the more widespread species of the genus and is the species that has the most geographical variations. It is easily identified by the large red patch on its breast. An alternative name is a mustached parakeet depending on the subspecies.

Most of the subspecies are confined to minuscule islands or a cluster of islands in Indonesia. One subspecies occurs in the Andaman islands, and one subspecies occurs in continental Southeast Asia and partly extends to northeastern parts of South Asia along the foothills of the Himalayas. Some of the island races may be threatened by the wild bird trade. The nominate race, which occurs in Java, is close to extinction.

Feral populations of this species have now established themselves in cities like Mumbai and small numbers occur in other cities such as Chennai and Bangalore in India.

 

Malherbe’s Parakeet

Malherbe's Parakeet

The Malherbe Kakariki (Cyanoramphus malherbi) is one of the seven living species belonging to the genus Cyanoramphus, two other species are now extinct.

This bird is dedicated to the French naturalist, Alfred Malherbe (1804-1866).

 

Singing Parrot Rennell

Singing Parrot (Rennell)

Singing Parrot Rennell (Geoffroyus heteroclitus) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Scientific name: Geoffroyus heteroclitus
Rank: Species

 

Antipodes Parakeet

Antipodes Parakeet

The Antipodes Parakeet (Cyanoramphus unicolor), also known as the Antipodes Kakariki, is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

This psittacid measures about 30 cm for a mass of 99 to 219 g. It is very similar to Sparrman’s Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) except for the absence of red marks on the head.

 

Horned Parakeet

Horned Parakeet

The Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) is one of two species of parakeets in the genus Eunymphicus.

Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population increasing)
Scientific name: Eunymphicus cornutus
Mass: 130 g (Adult)
Higher classification: Eunymphicus
Rank: Species
Family:Psittacidae

Masked Parrot

Masked Parrot

The Masked Parakeet (Prosopeia personata) is a species of Green Parrot in the Psittacidae family.

Scientific name: Prosopeia personata

 

Swift Parrot

Swift Parrot

Swift Parrot Latham’s Parakeet (Lathamus discolor) (Shaw, 1790)) is a species of bird in the genus Lathamus.

Scientific name: Lathamus discolor
Family: Psittaculidae
Kingdom:Animalia

Turquoise Parakeet

Turquoisine Parakeet

Turquoise Parakeet This bird has a coloration close to that of the elegant Parakeet of which it is distinguished by a turquoise face mask more marked in the male than in the female. Its size is about 20-21 cm long.

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Scientific name: Neophema pulchella
Mass: 40 g
Family:Psittacidae

Orange-bellied Parrot

Orange bellied Parrot

Orange-bellied Parrot It is a bird 22-25 cm long with a greenback, a yellow belly, and an orange spot under the belly. The male also has a blue stripe on the forehead.

Scientific name: Neophema chrysogaster
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Population decreasing)
Mass: 46 g
Rank: Species
Family: Psittaculidae
Kingdom: Animalia
Order:Psittaciformes

Elegant Parrot

Elegant Parrot

Elegant Parrot his bird is about 23 cm long. Its plumage has an olive green base color, especially on the back. The blue-fringed remiges are black in the male and brown in the female.

The forehead is marked with a blue stripe. A small orange-yellow triangle is located between the beak and the eyes. The belly is greenish-yellow. It is marked with some orange feathers in the male. The beak is black.

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)
Mass: 43 g
Scientific name: Neophema elegans
Higher classification: Neophema
Rank: Species

Blue-naped Parrot

Blue naped Parrot

Blue-naped Parrot This bird is about 31 cm long. Its plumage is green with brown scales on the wings, sky blue nape, orange-red beak, yellow irises, and pink legs.

This species does not exhibit sexual dimorphism.

Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)
Scientific name: Tanygnathus lucionensis
Family: Psittaculidae
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Psittaciformes
Phylum:Chordata

Great-billed Parrot

Great billed Parrot

The Blood-billed Green Parrot (Tanygnathus megalorynchos (Boddaert, 1783)) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family. It is present only in Indonesia and East Timor, and perhaps sometimes in the Philippines.

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Mass: 320 g (Adult)
Scientific name: Tanygnathus megalorynchos
Higher classification: Tanygnathus
Rank: Species
Order: Psittaciformes

Blue bellied bird

blue bellied bird

Blue-bellied Parrot 28 cm; 110–155 g. Green throughout, except for a deep blue patch from the lower breast to the abdomen, bluish-green in flight-  and tail -feathers, and whitish bill and periocular region

Scientific name: Triclaria malachitacea
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Triclaria

Layard’s Parakeet

Layard's Parakeet

The Layard’s Parakeet (Psittacula calthrapae) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Its name commemorates the British naturalist Edgar Leopold Layard (1824-1900).

It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Scientific name: Psittacula calthrapae
Higher classification: Rose-ringed Parakeets
Rank: Species
Order: Psittaciformes

Blossom headed Parakeet

Blossom headed Parakeet

The Blossom-headed Parakeet Pink-headed Parakeet  (Psittacula roseata) is a species of Green Parrot in the Psittacidae family.

Its range extends from the eastern Himalayas to southern China and across Indochina. Meeting in small troops or by families sneaking into the trees, this parakeet sleeps in groups and feeds on seeds, nuts, and flowers.

Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)
Scientific name: Psittacula roseata
Higher classification: Rose-ringed Parakeets
Rank: Species

Echo Parakeet

Echo Parakeet

Echo Parakeet Psittacula eques is a species of parakeet consisting of two subspecies. The first is the Mauritius Parakeet(Psittacula eques echo), which is endemic to Mauritius, also known as Collared Parakeet or locally large green. The second is Psittacula eques, now extinct, which was endemic to Reunion. In the past, these two subspecies were considered separate species (P. eques and P. echo respectively).

Conservation status: Endangered (Population increasing)
Scientific name: Psittacula eques
Higher classification: Rose-ringed Parakeets
Rank: Species

Blue-headed racket-tail

Blue-headed racket-tail

Blue-headed racket-tail This bird is about 27 cm long. It is close to the Blue-crowned Palette of which it has long been considered a simple subspecies.

The male has a blue head.

Scientific name: Prioniturus platenae
Higher classification: Racket-tail
Family: Psittacidae

Green racket-tail

Green racket-tail

Green racket tail The Green Palette (Prioniturus luconensis) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family endemic to the Philippines. According to Alan P. Peterson, it is a monotypic species.

Scientific name: Prioniturus luconensis
Rank: Species

Red-shouldered macaw

Red-shouldered macaw

The Noble Macaw can measure up to 30 cm. Its plumage is green with a blue forehead, red shoulders, and yellow tail underside. An area of white bare skin encircles the eyes with red irises. The beak is black.

Young people do not have blue on the forehead or red on the shoulders. Their irises are brown.

Mass: 150 g (Adult)
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Scientific name: Diopsittaca nobilis
Higher classification: Diopsittaca
Rank: Species
Family: Psittacidae

Military Macaw

Ara-militaris

The Military Macaw (Ara militaris) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Despite its name (due to its predominant green plumage), it has no difference in temperament compared to other birds of its genus.

Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing)
Mass: 1.1 kg (Adult)
Scientific name: Ara militaris
Kingdom: Animalia

Red-cheeked parrot

red-cheeked parrot

Red-cheeked parrot This bird is about 21 cm long. It has a clear sexual dimorphism.

The male has a bright red forehead, cheeks, lower back, cap, nape, purplish periarticular areas, black mandible, and orange-red maxilla.

The female has a matte gray head and a black beak.

Scientific name: Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Higher classification: Geoffroyus
Mass: 160 g
Family:Psittaculidae

Blue-headed Racquet-tail

Blue-headed Racquet-tail

Blue-headed racquet tail This bird is about 27 cm long. It is close to the Blue-crowned Palette of which it has long been considered a simple subspecies.

The male has a blue head.

Scientific name: Prioniturus platenae
Higher classification: Racket-tail
Family:Psittaculidae

Golden-mantled Racquet-tail

Golden-mantled Racquet-tail

Golden Mantled racquet tail The Golden Coat Palette (Prioniturus platurus) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

This bird is widespread throughout the Celebes archipelago and the nearby islands of the Moluccas.

Higher classification: Racket-tail
Scientific name:Prioniturus platurus

Buru Racquet-tail

Buru Racquet-tail

The Buru racquet tail Buru’s Palette (Prioniturus mada) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family endemic to the forests of Buru Island, in the southern Maluku archipelago. According to Alan P. Peterson, it is a monotypic species.

 

 

Finsch’s Pygmy-Parrot

Finsch's Pygmy-Parrot

The Finsch’s Pygmy-Parrot Finsch’s Micropsitta (Micropsitta finschii) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

It is found in Papua New Guinea (New Ireland and Bougainville) and the Solomon Islands.

Scientific name: Micropsitta finschii

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)

 

Green-cheeked Conure

Green cheek conure

Green-cheeked conure As you might expect, these birds are named for their olive green cheeks on their gray heads. The rest of their body is mostly bright green, almost fluorescent with other colored markings.

  • Length: 10-11 inches
  • Weight: 2-3 ounces
  • Life expectancy: 30 years
  • Colors: Green wings and back; olive cheeks; red tail; blue wingtips; chest and head gray-white; variations including yellow, turquoise, and nutmeg

Green-cheeked conures are gentle, playful birds that often bond quickly with their owners. They need plenty of attention and exercise, as these birds are likely to pull their feathers when bored or lonely.

 

 

Blue-crowned Conure

Blue-Crowned Conure

The Blue-crowned Conure ( Thectocercus acuticaudatus , formerly Aratinga acuticaudata ) is a species of bird with predominantly green plumage.

Scientific name: Thectocercus acuticaudatus
Higher classification: Aratinga
Rank: Species
Family: Psittacidae

 

Aratinga conure 

aratinga conure

The Aratinga conure, created by Johann Baptist von Spix(1781-1826), includes a group of neotropical parrots, commonly known as conures.

Scientific name: Aratinga
Higher classification: Psittacinae
Rank: Genus
Family: Psittacidae

 

Quaker Parrot

Quaker Parrot

 

  • Length: 11-12 inches
  • Weight: 3-5 ounces
  • Life expectancy: 20-30 years
  • Colors: Greenhead, wings, and body; gray face and chest; blue wingtips; variations including albino, nutmeg, blue, pied, and lutino

Also known as the “monk parakeet,” Quaker parrots are playful, outgoing, and very social. They love attention from humans and other birds, and some bonding with a particular person.

When properly socialized, they are sweet and gentle pets. Quaker parrots are also entertainers and excellent at mimicking sounds and singing.

Indian Rose-ringed Parakeet

Indian Ringneck

 

  • Length: 14-17 inches
  • Weight: 4 ounces
  • Life expectancy: 20-30 years
  • Colors: Shades of green on the body, wings, and head; yellow under the wings; blue tail; red and orange beak; males have a pink and black ring around their necks

Indian Rose-ringed Parakeets birds are most often a cool pastel green but are bred in a variety of shades. The most striking coloration is the black and pink rings around the neck in males.

They are very intelligent and need plenty of exercises and mental stimulation to thrive. These birds are not suitable for inexperienced owners, as most go through a period of hormonal aggression in adolescence.

  • See also: Can parrots interbreed (hybrid parrots)?

Male Eclectus

Eclectus Parrot

 

  • Length: 17-20 inches
  • Weight: 13-19 ounces
  • Life expectancy: 30 years
  • Colors: Almost entirely emerald green; orange beak; blue and red under the wings

The Male Eclectus is a large, bright emerald green parrot. Interestingly, only the Eclectus male is green. Females are mostly bright red, but both have blue coloration under their wings.

Eclectus are incredibly social and loving, but also sensitive and easily stressed when neglected. Due to their size, they require a lot of space for their enclosure and lots of exercise.

Amazon Parrot

 

Amazon parrots

 

  • Length: 15-17 inches
  • Weight: 16-23 ounces
  • Life expectancy: 50 years
  • Colors: Green body; white around the eyes; yellow head; underwings red; tan beak

The Amazon parrot is one of the largest green parrots kept as pets. There are several species of this recognizable bird, the most common of which are the double yellow-headed amazon, the blue-fronted amazon, and the yellow-naped Amazon.

Like many parrots, the Amazon is very social and intelligent. Their large size and lively minds mean you need to provide these birds with plenty of space to play, exercise, and interact with you.

 

 

Yellow-shouldered amazon

Yellow-shouldered amazon

The Yellow-shouldered Amazon or Barbados Amazon is a medium-sized species of Amazon.
Scientific Name: Amazona barbadensis
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Decreasing )
Weight:270 g (Adult)
Top Classification:Amazon

 

Festive Amazon

Festive amazon

The Tavoua Amazon or festive Amazon is a medium-sized species of Amazon.
Rank: Species
Top Classification: Amazon
Weight:430 g (Adult
Conservation status: Near Threatened (Decreasing )
Scientific Name:Amazona festiva

Red-tailed Amazon

Red-tailed Amazon

The Blue-cheeked Amazon is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Scientific Name:Amazona brasiliensis
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Increasing)
Rank: Species
Top Classification: Amazon
Order:Psittaciformes

Red-browed amazon

Red-Browed Amazon

The Red-browed Amazon or Red-crowned Amazon has long been considered a subspecies of the Dufresne’s Amazon.
Top Classification: Amazon
Rank: Species
Scientific Name: Amazona rhodocorytha
Conservation status: Endangered (Decreasing)

Blue-cheeked amazon

Blue-cheeked amazon

The Dufresne’s Amazon or Blue-cheeked amazon also known as a blue-cheeked parrot (Amazona dufresniana)

 

 

Red-lored parrot

Red-lored amazon

The Red-lored Amazon is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Weight:420 g (Adult)
Conservation status: Least Concern (Decrease)
Length:34 com 
Top Classification: Amazon
Rank: Species
Scientific Name: Amazona autumnalis
Order:Psittaciformes

Lilac-crowned amazon

Lilac-Crowned Amazon

The Lilac-crowned Amazon is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The scientific name of the species commemorates the German ornithologist and explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch.
Scientific Name:Amazona finschi
Conservation status: Endangered (Decreasing ) 
Top Classification: Amazon
Rank: Species
Weight:300 g (Adult) 

Mexican red-headed parrot

Mexican Red-Headed Parrot

The Red-crowned amazon (Amazona viridigenalis) also known as the green-cheeked amazon or red-crowned parrot 

Red spectacled amazon

Red spectacled amazon

The Red spectacled amazon (Amazona pretrei) is a species of parrot in the genus Amazona of which it is one of the most endangered.

Tucumán amazon

Tucumán amazon

The Tucuman’s Amazon also known as the Tucumán parrot, alder parrot or alder amazon (Amazona tucumana)

 

 

Puerto-Rican amazon

Puerto Rican amazon

The Puerto Rican Amazon (Amazona vittata)or Puerto Rican parrot is an Amazon Parrot species of bird endemic to the Puerto Rican archipelago

 

 

Black-billed amazon

Black billed amazon

The Black-billed Amazon or Black-billed Parrot (Amazona agilis) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family,

Black-billed Amazon is green with small patches of red on the wing and  flecked on the head

 

 

Yucatan Amazon

Yucatan Amazon parrot.png

The Yucatan Amazon (Amazona xantholora) is an amazon parrot-related species of the White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons).

 

 

Blue-winged Amazon

Blue Winged Amazon

The Blue-winged Amazon (Amazona gomezgarzai) is a parrot species of amazon parrot in the Psittacidae family.

  • Linnaeus, 1758
  • Waist: 37 cm
  • Linnaeus, 1758
  • Biometrics
  • Waist: 37 cm

 

Hispaniolan amazon

Hispaniolan Amazon

Hispaniolan Amazon or Hispaniolan parrot or Amazona ventralis is a Parrot species of bird in the Psittacidae family

 

 

Yellow-billed Amazon

Yellow Billed Amazon

The Yellow-billed Amazon or Sasabe Amazon or Amazona collaria is endemic to Jamaica where it frequents the humid forests of hills and mountains at medium altitudes

 

 

Cuban Amazon

Cuban Amazon

The Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala) or rose-throated parrot is a parrot that was in great danger of extinction before being reintroduced into various original environments.

 

 

White-fronted amazon

White-fronted amazon

The White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons) is a species of parrot in the Amazonidae family. Three subspecies can be distinguished.

 

Southern mealy amazon

Southern mealy amazon

The Southern mealy amazon is a bird in the family P Psittacidae. Its scientific name is Amazona farinosa

  • Order: Psittaciformes
  • Family: Psittacidae
  • Genus: Amazona

 

Yellow-crowned amazon

Yellow-crowned amazon

The Yellow-crowned Amazon is a bird of the Psittacidae family, whose scientific name is Amazona ochrocephala,   and in English, it is called the Yellow-crowned Parrot.

 

 

Yellow-faced parrot

Yellow-faced parrot

The Yellow-faced Parrot (Poicephalus flavifrons) has bright yellow forecrown lorescheeks, and ear-coverts

  • Order: Psittaciformes
  • Family: Psittacidae
  •  Genus: Poicephalus
  • Scientific name: Poicephalus flavifrons
  • Protonimo : pionus flavifrons

 

Orange-winged amazon

Orange-winged amazon

The Orange-winged amazon is a bird in the Psittacidae family. Its scientific name is Amazona Amazonica, is known in English as Amazon orange wing or Orange-winged Parrot.

 

 

Curica-caica

curica

The Curica-caica in the Psittacidae family. Its scientific name is Pyrilia caica being known in English as Caica Parrot.It is popularly known as curica, aiuru-curuca

 

 

Red-lored amazon

Red lored amazon

Red-lored amazon has the scientific name Amazona autumnalis. It belongs to the Psittacidae family and in English, it is called the Parrot Red-lored

 

 

Double yellow-headed amazon

Double yellow headed amazon

The double yellow-headed amazon Parrot has the scientific name of the Amazona oratrix . It belongs to the Psittacidae family and in English, it is called Double Yellow-Headed Amazon

 

Yellow-naped amazon parrot

Yellow-naped amazon parrot

Yellow-naped Amazon parrot has the scientific name of Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata . It belongs to the Psittacidae family and in English, they are called Yellow-Naped Amazon, Yellow-Naped Parrot.

 

 

Blue Fronted Amazon

Blue Fronted Amazon

The Blue-fronted Amazon is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family. it’s a green parrot with yellow color and turquoise.

  • Weight:280 – 510 g,Length:33 – 38 cm
  • Top Classification: Amazon
  • Order: Psittaciformes
  • Famille: Psittacidae

 

Green racket-tail

Green racket-tail

The Green racket-tail or the Green Paddle is a species of bird in the family Psittacidae endemic to the Philippines. According to Alan P. Peterson, it is a monotypic species.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Genus: Prioniturus

 

 

Green Rosella

Green Rosella

The Green Rosella is a parakeet living in Tasmania in southern Australia. Its specific epithet results from an error in its place of origin: the samples brought back to Europe were supposed to come from New Caledonia

 

Nanday conure

nanday conure

The Nanday Parakeet, commonly known as ñanday in Argentina, is a species of bird of about 25 to 30 cm, of the family Psittacidae. Wikipedia
Top Classification: Aratinga
Rank: Species
Scientific Name:Aratinga nenday

Weddell’s conure

WEDDELL'S CONURE

The Brown-headed Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Scientific Name:Aratinga weddellii
Rank: Species
Conservation status: Least Concern (Increasing)
Top Classification: Aratinga

White-necked conure

white necked conure

The White-necked Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Scientific Name: White-collared Parakeet

Brown-breasted conure

brown-breasted conure

The Brown-breasted Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family its like the green cheeked conure. It is endemic to Colombia.

 

 

Tiriba conure

tiriba conure

The Blue-breasted Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Scientific Name:Pyrrhura cruentata
Top Classification: Pyrrhura
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Decreasing )
Rank: Species
Family:Psittacines

Fiery Shouldered conure 

fiery-shouldered conure

The Fire-winged Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Top Classification: Pyrrhura
Conservation status: Least Concern (Decrease)
Rank: Species

Maroon-bellied conure

maroon-bellied conure

The Vieillot’s Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is native to South America and has been introduced to the United States and Canada.
Top Classification: Pyrrhura
Scientific Name: Pyrrhura frontalis
Conservation status: Least Concern (Stable)
Rank: Species

Blood-eared Parakeet

blood-eared parakeet

The Mumps Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. its looks like a green cheeked conure

Top Classification: Pyrrhura

 

Hoffmann’s conure

hoffmann's conure

Hoffmann’s Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The scientific name and the French standardized name pay tribute to the German naturalist Karl Hoffmann.

 

Pearly conure

pearly conure

The Pearl Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Decreasing )
Scientific Name:Pyrrhura lepida
Top Classification:Pyrrhura
Rank: Species
Family:Psittacines

Maroon-faced parakeet

maroon-faced parakeet

The White-leucotic Parakeet (also known as the White-mumps Parakeet) is a species of parakeet in the Psittacidae family.
Scientific Name:Pyrrhura leucotis
Conservation status: Near Threatened (Decreasing )

Maroon-tailed parakeet

maroon-tailed parakeet

The Souancé Parakeet is a species of parakeet in the Psittacidae family. Scientific Name:(Pyrrhura melanura) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

 

The Orces’ Parakeet

El Oro parakeet

The Orces’ Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The El Oroparakeet, conure D’Orcès, cotorra de El Oro, or perico de El Oro (Pyrrhura orcesi) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae,
Scientific Name:Chibchanomys orcesi

Painted conure

painted conure

The Versicolored Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The last time a specimen was not seen was in 1949, although it was classified by the IUCN as a Minor Concern it is possible that its conservation statute changed.
Scientific Name: Pyrrhura picta
Conservation status: Least Concern (Decrease)
Rank: Species
Top Classification: Pyrrhura

Rose-crowned conure

rose-headed conure

The Firehead Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Scientific Name: Pyrrhura rhodocephala
Top Classification: Pyrrhura
Conservation status: Least Concern (Stable) 
Rank: Species
Class: Aves

Black-capped conure

black-capped conure

The Black-capped Parakeet is a species of parakeet in the Psittacidae family.
Top Classification:Pyrrhura
Scientific Name:Pyrrhura rupicola
Conservation status: Near Threatened (Decreasing ) 
Rank: Species

Santa Marta parakeet

Santa Marta parakeet

La Conure des Santa Marta est une espèce d’oiseau appartenant à la famille des Psittacidae.Long tailed and rather plain parakeet endemic to Colombia’s Santa Marta Mountains

 

 

Brown-throated conure

brown-throated parakeet*

The Copper Parakeet is a species of bird of rather modest size.
Rank: Species
Top Classification: Eupsittula
Scientific Name: Eupsittula pertinax

Olive-throated conure

olive-throated parakeet

The olivethroated parakeet Scientific Name(Eupsittula nana), is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family, also known as the olivethroated conure in aviculture.

 

 

Mitred conure 

mitred conure

The Minerve Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family
Scientific Name:Psittacara mitrata
Top Classification: Aratinga
Rank: Species

Pacific parakeet

Pacific parakeet

The Ridgway’s Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Top Classification: Aratinga
Rank: Subspecies

Socorro parakeet 

Socorro parakeet

The Socorro’s Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The Socorro parakeet(Psittacara brevipes) is a species of parrot endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.

 

Red-throated conure

red-throated conure

The Red-throated Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Top Classification: Aratinga
Rank: Species
Scientific Name:Psittacara rubritorquis

Green parakeet

green parakeet

The Green Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
Rank: Species
Top Classification: Aratinga
Conservation status: Least Concern (Decrease) 
Scientific Name:Psittacara holochlorus

Finsch’s conure

Finsch's conure

Identification sheet: Finsch’s Parakeet(Psittacara finschi) is a bird that belongs to the family Psittacidae and the order Psittaciformes.

 

 

Red-masked parakeet

red-headed conure

The Red-headed Parakeet is a species of bird in the genus Eurasian Parakeet.
Top Classification:Psittacara
Scientific Name: Psittacara erythrogenys
Rank: Species

Cuban parakeet

Cuban parakeet

The Cuban Parakeet is a species of bird in the genus Cuban. it’s a green parrot with small red spots.
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Decreasing )
Scientific Name:Psittacara euops

Hispaniolan parakeet

Hispaniolan parakeet

The Hispaniolan parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus) (Spanish: perico or periquito) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. with medium-large, gregarious species of woodlands that sometimes venture into agricultural and urban areas. Its overall green plumage

 

Orange-fronted conure

orange-fronted conure

The Red-fronted Parakeet is a species of bird closely related to the Crowned Parakeet.  
Scientific Name:Eupsittula canicularis
Top Classification:Eupsittula
Rank:Species

Cactus conure

Cactus conure

Cactus conure(Ornithology) Brazilian parakeet, genus Eupsittula, modest in size, green with brown face and chest, orange-yellow belly.Identification form:Cactus Parakeet(Eupsittula cactorum) is a bird that belongs to the Psittacidae family and the order Psittaciformes.

 

Aratinga conure

aratinga conure

The Sun Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It has golden yellow plumage.  
Weight:100 – 120 g 
Scientific Name:Aratinga solstitialis
Conservation status: Endangered (Decreasing ) 
Rank: Species
Family: Psittacidae

 

Sharp-tailed conure 

sharp-tailed conure

The Blue-headed Parakeet is a species of bird with predominantly green plumage.  
Top Classification: Aratinga
Scientific Name:Thectocercus acuticaudatus
Rank: Species

Scarlet-fronted parakeet

scarlet-fronted conure

The scarletfronted parakeet (Psittacara wagleri), this green parrot is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family. Subspecific information 2 subspecies.

 

 

Carolina parakeet 

carolina parakeet*

The Yellow-headed Parakeet was a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.  
Top Classification: Conuropsis
Length:32 – 34 cm 
Weight:100 g (Adult) 
Rank: Species
Scientific Name: Conuropsis carolinensis
Tribe: Arini

Patagonian conure 

Patagonian conure

The Patagonian Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It inhabits Argentina, Chile, and southern Uruguay.  
Weight:280 g (Adult) 
Scientific Name:Cyanoliseus patagonus
Higher classification: Cyanoliseus
Rank: Species
Conservation status: Least Concern (Decrease) 
Sub-embr.: Vertebrata

Austral parakeet 

austral parakeet

The Magellanic Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. 
Scientific Name:Enicognathus ferrugineus
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Enicognathus
Conservation status: Least Concern (Stable) 

Slender-billed parakeet

Slender-billed Parakeet

Yellow-eared Parrot

yellow-eared parrot

Thick-billed parrot

thick-billed parrot

 

 

White-eyed conure

white-eyed conure

Green Parrot Varieties

SOURCE:Asir Jenifer

Conclusion

Green parrots are strikingly colorful, highly intelligent, and sociable pets. Depending on the type, they can also have an incredibly long lifespan. For example, Eclectus, Quaker, and Indian Ringneck Green Parrot all regularly live to be over 20 years old!

Choosing a Green Parrots as a pet can be a serious long-term commitment. Make sure you can provide the care these bright, active, attention-loving birds need for many years to come.

We hope this breakdown of the most common Green Parrots kept as pets will help you determine which of these beautiful birds might be the right companion for you.

Good flight!

 

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