Parrots
Lilac-tailed Parrot
Touit batavicus
Spanish Name: Periquito Sietecolores
Size: 6.5 in | 16.5 cm
Habitat: Tropical lowland forest.
Height: 200-1700 m
Photo: ©
Scarlet-shouldered Parrot
Touit huetii
Spanish Name: Periquito Frentinegro
Size: 6.3 in | 16 cm
Habitat: Dense tropical forest.
Height: <700 m
Photo: ©
Blue-fronted Parrotlet
Touit dilectissimus
Spanish Name: Periquito Alirrojo
Size: 6.7 in | 17 cm
Habitat: Tropical lowland forest.
Height: 100-1700 m
Photo: ©
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
Touit purpuratus
Spanish Name: Periquito Zafiro
Size: 6.7 in | 17 cm
Habitat: Tropical lowland forest
Height: <400 m
Photo: ©
Spot-winged Parrotlet
Touit stictopterus
Spanish Name: Periquito Albipunteado
Size: 7 in | 18 cm
Habitat: Tropical lowland forest
Height: 500-1700 m
Photo: ©
Barred Parakeet
Bolborhynchus lineola
Spanish Name: Periquito Barrado
Size: 7 in | 18 cm
Habitat: Dense tropical forest.
Height: 1600-3000 m
Photo: ©
Rufous-fronted Parakeet
Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons
Spanish Name: Periquito Frentirrufo
Size: 8 in | 20 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests and wooded areas.
Height: 3200-4100 m
Photo: ©
Tui Parakeet
Brotogeris sanctithomae
Spanish Name: Periquito Cabeciamarillo
Size: 6.5 in | 16.5 cm
Habitat: Tropical lowland forest.
Height: <300 m
Photo: ©
White-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris versicolurus
Spanish Name: Periquito Aliblanco
Size: 9 in | 23 cm
Habitat: Forests, savannas, and wooded areas.
Height: <300 m
Photo: ©
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Spanish Name: Periquito Bronceado
Size: 7 in | 18 cm
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, savannas, and urban areas.
Height: <1400 m
Photo: ©
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanoptera
Spanish Name: Periquito Aliazul
Size: 8 in | 20 cm
Habitat: Tropical forests, savannas, and wooded areas.
Height: <1000 m
Photo: ©
Brown-hooded Parrot
Pyrilia haematotis
Spanish Name: Colorado Cabeciparda
Size: 8.5 in | 22 cm
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, savannas, and urban areas.
Height: <1200 m
Photo: ©
Rose-faced Parrot
Pyrilia pulchra
Spanish Name: Cotorra Carirrosada
Size: 9 in | 23 cm
Habitat: Forests, wooded areas.
Height: <1200 m
Photo: ©
Orange-cheeked Parrot
Pyrilia barrabandi
Spanish Name: Cotorra Cabecinegra
Size: 10 in | 25 cm
Habitat: Forests, savannas, and wooded areas
Height: <500 m
Photo: ©
Rusty-faced Parrot
Hapalopsittaca amazonina
Spanish Name: Cotorra Montañera
Size: 9 in | 23 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests and wooded areas.
Height: 2000-3000 m
Photo: ©
Indigo-winged Parrot
Hapalopsittaca fuertesi
Spanish Name: Cotorra Aliazul
Size: 9 in | 23 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests and wooded areas.
Height: 2600-3500 m
Photo: ©
Red-billed Parrot
Pionus sordidus
Spanish Name: Cotorra Piquirroja
Size: 11 in | 28 cm
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests, as well as savannas and border areas.
Height: 200-2400 m
Photo: ©
White-capped Parrot (Specled-faced Parrot)
Pionus selinoides
Spanish Name: Cotorra Coroniblanca
Size: 11 in | 28 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forest and wooded areas.
Height: 1600-3100 m
Photo: ©
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Spanish Name: Cotorra Cabeciazul
Size: 10 in | 25 cm
Habitat: Tropical forests, savannas, and wooded areas.
Height: <1600 m
Photo: ©
Bronze-winged Parrot
Pionus chalcopterus
Spanish Name: Cotorra Oscura
Size: 11 in | 28 cm
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests.
Height: 500-2800 m
Photo: ©
Short-tailed Parrot
Greydidascalus brachyurus
Spanish Name: Cotorra Colicorta
Size: 9.5 in | 24 cm
Habitat: Forested areas, including both primary and disturbed forests, as well as agricultural lands.
Height: <400 m
Photo: ©
Northern Festive Amazon
Amazona bodini
Spanish Name: Lora Festiva Norteña
Size: 14 in | 36 cm
Habitat: Forested areas, including both primary and disturbed forests, as well as agricultural lands.
Height: <300 m
Photo: ©
Southern Festive Amazon
Amazona festiva
Spanish Name: Lora Festiva
Size: 14 in | 38 cm
Habitat: Forested areas, including both primary and disturbed forests, as well as agricultural lands.
Height: <300 m
Photo: ©
Red-lored Amazon
Amazona autumnalis
Spanish Name: Lora Frentirroja
Size: 14 in | 36 cm
Habitat: Forested areas, including both primary and disturbed forests, as well as agricultural lands.
Height: <1000 m
Photo: ©
Yellow-crowned Amazon (Parrot)
Amazona ochrocephala
Spanish Name: Lora Cabeciamarilla
Size: 14 in | 36 cm
Habitat: Forested areas, primary and disturbed forests, and agricultural lands.
Height: < 1000 m
Photo: ©
Scaly-naped Amazon (Parrot)
Amazona mercenarius
Spanish Name: Lora Andina
Size: 14 in | 36 cm
Habitat: Tropical forests to more arid regions, and they can be found at different altitudes.
Height: 1500-3000 m
Photo: ©
Southern Mealy Amazon (Parrot)
Amazon farinosa
Spanish Name: Lora Real
Size: 15 in | 38 cm
Habitat: Forested habitats, tropical rainforests and mangrove forests.
Height: <1000 m
Photo: ©
Orange-winged Amazon (Parrot)
Amazona amazonica
Spanish Name: Lora Amazónica
Size: 13 in | 33 cm
Habitat: Tropical forests, savannas, and forest edges.
Height: <1500 m
Photo: ©
Dusky-bille Parrotlet
Forpus modestus
Spanish Name: Periquito Piquinegro
Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Arid and scrubby areas, including dry forests and savannas.
Photo: ©
Green-rumped Parrotlet
Forpus passerinus
Spanish Name: Periquito Coliverde
Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, savannas, and agricultural areas.
Height: <500 m
Photo: ©
Turquoise-winged Parrotlet (Blue-winged Parrotlet)
Forpus spengeli
Spanish Name: Periquito Aliturquesa
Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Tropical forests, woodland edges, and agricultural areas.
Height: <300 m
Photo: ©
Blue-winged Parrotlet
Forpus xanthopterygius
Spanish Name: Periquito Azulejo
Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Tropical forests, woodland edges, and agricultural areas.
Height: <500 m
Photo: ©
Spectacled Parrotlet
Forpus conspicillatus
Spanish Name: Periquito de Anteojos
Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, scrublands, and agricultural areas.
Height: <2000 m
Photo: ©
Pacific Parrotlet
Forpus coelestis
Spanish Name: Periquito Pacífico
Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, and agricultural areas.
Height: <500 m
Photo: ©
Black-headed Parrot
Poinites melanocephalus
Spanish Name: Lora Pechiblanca
Size: 9 in | 23 cm
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, scrublands, and agricultural areas.
Height: <600 m
Photo: ©
Black-legged Parrot (White-bellied Parrot)
Pionites xanthomerius
Spanish Name: Lora Patinegra
Size: 9 in | 23 cm
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, and agricultural areas.
Height: <100 m
Photo: ©
Red-fan Parrot
Deroptyus accipitrinus
Spanish Name: Lora Gavilana Norteña
Size: 14 in | 36 cm
Habitat: Humid forest and humid edges.
Height: <300 m
Photo: ©
Sinu Parakeet (Painted Parakeet)
Pyrrhura subandina
Spanish Name: Perco del Sinú
Size: 10 in | 25 cm
Habitat: Humid forest and humid edges.
Height: <200 m
Photo: ©
Perija Parakeet (Todd’s Parakeet)
Pyrrhura caeruleiceps
Spanish Name: Perico de Perijá
Size: 9 in | 23 cm
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, scrublands, and agricultural areas.
Height: 400-2200 m
Photo: ©
Santa Marta Parakeet
Pyrrhura viridicata
Spanish Name: Periquito de Santa Marta
Size: 10 in | 25 cm
Habitat: High-altitude habitats, montane forests and cloud forests.
Height: 1800-3000 m
Photo: ©
Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Pyrrhura melanura
Spanish Name: Periquito Colirrojo
Size: 11 in | 28 cm
Habitat: Humid forests, cloud forests, and forest edges.
Height: 1600-2800 m
Photo: ©
Huila Parakeet (subsp.)
Pyrrhura (melanurus) chapmani
Spanish Name: Periquito Colirrojo
Size: 11 in | 28 cm
Habitat: Humid forests, cloud forests, and forest edges.
Height: 1600-2800 m
Photo: ©
Maroon-tailed Parakeet (subsp.)
Pyrrhura (melanura) melanura
Spanish Name: Periquito Colirrojo
Size: 10 in | 25 cm
Habitat: Humid forests, cloud forests, and forest edges.
Height: <1900 m
Photo: ©
Choco Parakeet (subsp.)
Pyrrhura (melanura) pacifica
Spanish Name: Perico del Chocó
Size: 9 in | 23 cm
Habitat: Humid forests, cloud forests, and forest edges.
Height: 250-1750 m
Photo: ©
Brown-breasted Parakeet
Pyrrhura calliptera
Spanish Name: Periquito Aliamarillo
Size: 9 in | 23 cm
Habitat: Humid montane forest, edges of woodland.
Height: 1700-3400 m
Photo: ©
Brown-throated Parakeet
Eupsittula pertinax
Spanish Name: Perico Carisucio
Size: 10 in | 25 cm
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, savannas, and agricultural areas.
Height: <1300 m
Photo: ©
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddelli
Spanish Name: Perico Canoso
Size: 11 in | 28 cm
Habitat: Woodland, savannas, and forest edges.
Height: <600 m
Photo: ©
Red-bellied Macaw
Orthopsittaca manilatus
Spanish Name: Gucamaya Buchirroja
Size: 20 in | 51 cm
Habitat: Woodland, savannas, and forest edges.
Height: <600 m
Photo: ©
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Spanish Name: Guacamaya Azuliamarilla
Size: 33 in | 84 cm
Habitat: Woodland and tropical forest edges.
Height: <500 m
Photo: ©
Military Macaw
Ara militaris
Spanish Name: Guacamaya verde
Size: 28 in | 71 cm
Habitat: Forested areas, including subtropical and tropical forests, and wooded mountainous regions. Disturbed habitats and agricultural areas.
Height: <2000 m
Photo: ©
Great Green Macaw
Ara ambiguus
Spanish Name: Guacamaya Verdilimón
Size: 35 in | 89 cm
Habitat: Forests, savannas, woodland and agricultural areas.
Height: <600 m
Photo: ©
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Spanish Name: Guacamaya macao
Size: 35 in | 89 cm
Habitat: Disturbed wooded habitats and agricultural areas.
Height: <700 m
Photo: ©
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Spanish Name: Guacamaya Rojiverde
Size: 37 in | 94 cm
Habitat: Forested landscapes, lowland forests, savannas, and palm groves.
Height: <500 m
Photo: ©
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Spanish Name: Guacamaya Cariseca
Size: 19 in | 48 cm
Habitat: Forested areas, tropical rainforests, woodlands, and savannas.
Height: <600 m
Photo: ©
Golden-plumed Parakeet
Leptosittaca branickii
Spanish Name: Perico Paramuno
Size: 14 in | 36 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests and are often seen at high altitudes above 2000 meters.
Height: 1800-3400 m
Photo: ©
Yellow-eared Parrot
Ognorhynchus icterotis
Spanish Name: Loro Orejiamarillo
Size: 17 in | 43 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests and are often seen at high altitudes above 2000 meters.
Height: 2000-3300 m
Photo: ©
Blue-crowned Parakeet
Thectocerus acuticaudatus
Spanish Name: Perico Frentiazul
Size: 14 in | 36 cm
Habitat: Fast-flowing streams, rivers, and creeks in montane forests and cloud forests.
Height: <400 m
Photo: ©
Scarlet-fronted Parakeek
Psittacara wagleri
Spanish Name: Perico Frentirrojo
Size: 14 in | 36 cm
Habitat: Tropical forests, woodlands, savannas, and cultivated areas
Height: 900-2500 m
Photo: ©
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophthalmus
Spanish Name: Perico Ojiblanco
Size: 14 in | 36 cm
Habitat: Tropical forests, woodlands, savannas, and urban areas.
Height: <500 m
Photo: ©
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