PARROTS, PARROTLETS
COTORRAS, LORAS, PERIQUITOS,
Gregarious and vocal birds seen early in the morning or late in the afternoon while flying or perching. Inhabit forests in humid lowlands. Perch silently and difficult to see during mid-day. Nest in tree cavities and in birdhouses as pets. Noisy when in groups. Possess large, powerful sharply hooked bill, stocky head, with no noticeable neck, short legs with two fingers. Most have green plumage that allows them to disappear from view in thick foliage. Can live from 6 to 10 years.
Aves que cantan con vigor cuando vuelan o perchan. Vuelan en grupos temprano en la mañana o al atardecer. Habitan en las partes bajas en zonas húmedas. Difíciles de ver al medio día ya que perchan en silencio; y, por su color verde, se confunden con el follaje de los árboles. Nidan en huecos de troncos ya sean naturales o hecho por los carpinteros. Producen mucho ruido con su canto. Tienen picos grueso y filudos. Cabeza voluminosa y casi sin nuca. Patas cortas con dos dedos. Viven entre 6 y 10 años según la especie.
SCARLET MACAW
Name in Spanish: Guacamaya escarlata o Guacamaya bandera
Scientific Name: Ara macao
Size/Tamaño: 36 in | 90 cm
Location: Llanos and Amazon region
Altura: < 500 m
Status:
Photos by: ©Luis A. Materón
BLUE AND YELLOW MACAW
Name in Spanish: Guacamaya azul y amarilla
Size/Tamaño: 36 in | 90 cm
Location: Llanos and Amazon region and some areas in the north
Altura: < 1200 m
Status:
Photos by: ©Luis A. Materón
SCaRLET-fronted parakeet
Name in Spanish: Perico Chocolatero, Perico Frentirrojo
Size/Tamaño: 16 in | 40 cm
Location: The three ranges in the Andes and northern mountain ranges
Altura: 500 - 2500 m
Status:
Photos by: © Luis A. Materón
CHESTNUT-fronted MACAW
Name in Spanish: Guacamaya cariseca
Size/Tamaño: 18 in | 45 cm
Location: Llanos and amazons region and foothills in the Andes
Altura: < 800 m
Status:
Photos by: ©Luis A. Materón
RED AND GREEN MACAW
Name in Spanish: Guacamaya rojiverde
Size/Tamaño: 38 in | 95 cm
Location: Llanos and amazons region and a few places in the north of Colombia
Altura: < 500 m
Status:
Photos by: © Luis A. Materón
Bronze-winged Parrot
Name in Spanish: Cotorra Cabecinegra, Lora Maicera
Size/Tamaño: 11 in | 28 cm
Location: Three ranges in the Andes
Altura: 500 - 2500 m
Status:
Photos by: © Luis A. Materón
Blue-headed Parrot
Name in Spanish: Cotorra Cheja
Size/Tamaño: 10.9 in | 24 - 28 cm
Location: All the humid forested regions east and west of the Andes
Altura: <1600 m
Status:
Photos by: © Luis A. Materón
Spectacled parrotlet
Name in Spanish: Periquito de Anteojos
Size/Tamaño: 4.7 in | 12 cm
Location: Andes mountains, northeastern plains of Colombia
Altura: 200 - 1600 m
Status:
Photos by: © Luis A. Materón
Species of the Psittacidae family to photograph
Species de la familia Psittacidae por fotografiar
Scientific Name |
Name in Spanish |
Name in English |
Touit batavicus |
Periquito Sietecolores |
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet |
Touit huetii |
Periquito Frentinegro |
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet |
Touit dilectissimus |
Periquito Alirrojo |
Blue-fronted Parrotlet |
Touit purpuratus |
Periquito Zafiro |
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet |
Touit stictopterus |
Periquito Alipunteado |
Spot-winged Parrotlet |
Bolborhynchus lineola |
Periquito Barrado |
Barred Parakeet |
Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons |
Periquito Frentirrufo |
Rufous-fronted Parakeet |
Brotogeris sanctithomae |
Periquito Cabeciamarillo |
Tui Parakeet |
Brotogeris versicolurus |
Periquito Aliblanco |
Canary-winged Parakeet |
Brotogeris jugularis |
Periquito Bronceado |
Orange-chinned Parakeet |
Brotogeris cyanoptera |
Periquito Aliazul |
Cobalt-winged Parakeet |
Hapalopsittaca amazonina |
Cotorra Montañera |
Rusty-faced Parrot |
Hapalopsittaca fuertesi |
Cotorra Aliazul |
Indigo-winged Parrot |
Pyrilia haematotis |
Cotorra Cabeciparda |
Brown-hooded Parrot |
Pyrilia pulchra |
Cotorra Carirrosada |
Rose-faced Parrot |
Pyrilia pyrilia |
Cotorra Cariamarilla |
Saffron-headed Parrot |
Pyrilia barrabandi |
Cotorra Cabecinegra |
Orange-cheeked Parrot |
Pionus fuscus |
Cotorra de Perijá |
Dusky Parrot |
Pionus sordidus |
Cotorra Piquirroja |
Red-billed Parrot |
Pionus tumultuosus |
Cotorra Gorriblanca |
Speckle-faced Parrot |
Pionus menstruus |
Cotorra Cabeciazul |
Blue-headed Parrot |
Pionus chalcopterus |
Cotorra Oscura |
Bronze-winged Parrot |
Graydidascalus brachyurus |
Cotorra Colicorta |
Short-tailed Parrot |
Amazona festiva |
Lora Festiva |
Festive Parrot |
Amazona autumnalis |
Lora Frentirroja |
Red-lored Parrot |
Amazona ochrocephala |
Lora Cabeciamarilla |
Yellow-crowned Parrot |
Amazona farinosa |
Lora Real |
Mealy Parrot |
Amazona amazonica |
Lora Amazónica |
Orange-winged Parrot |
Amazona mercenarius |
Lora Andina |
Scaly-naped Parrot |
Forpus passerinus |
Periquito Coliverde |
Green-rumped Parrotlet |
Forpus xanthopterygius |
Periquito Azulejo |
Blue-winged Parrotlet |
Forpus conspicillatus |
Periquito de Anteojos |
Spectacled Parrotlet |
Forpus modestus |
Periquito Piquinegro |
Dusky-billed Parrotlet |
Forpus coelestis |
Periquito Pacifico |
Pacific Parrotlet |
Pionites melanocephalus |
Lora Pechiblanca |
Black-headed Parrot |
Pionites leucogaster |
Lora de Vientre Blanco |
White-bellied Parrot |
Deroptyus accipitrinus |
Lora Gavilana |
Red-fan Parrot |
Pyrrhura picta |
Periquito Pintado |
Painted Parakeet |
Pyrrhura viridicata |
Periquito de Santa Marta |
Santa Marta Parakeet |
Pyrrhura melanura |
Periquito Colirrojo |
Maroon-tailed Parakeet |
Pyrrhura calliptera |
Periquito Aliamarillo |
Brown-breasted Parakeet |
Eupsittula pertinax |
Perico Carisucio |
Brown-throated Parakeet |
Aratinga weddellii |
Perico Canoso |
Dusky-headed Parakeet |
Orthopsittacamanilatus |
Guacamaya Buchirroja |
Red-bellied Macaw |
Ara militaris |
Guacamaya Verde |
Military Macaw |
Ara ambiguus |
Guacamaya Verdelimón |
Great Green Macaw |
Leptosittaca branickii |
Perico Paramuno |
Golden-plumed Parakeet |
Ognorhynchus icterotis |
Loro Orejiamarillo |
Yellow-eared Parrot |
Thectocercus acuticaudatus |
Perico Frentiazul |
Blue-crowned Parakeet |
Psittacara leucophthalmus |
Perico Ojiblanco |
White-eyed Parakeet |