Non-native parrots

 

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Macaws

Amazons & Parakeets

Jays & Toucans


Common name NANDAY PARAKEET  
Scientific name Nandayus nenday

Order

Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae

Distribution

Savannahs and open palm-tree forests in South-East Bolivia, the Mato Grosso region in Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

Conservation status Endangered (at risk of extinction)

This species is affected by deforestation and illegal wildlife trade. It is relatively common in captivity.

Listed in CITES Appendix I.

Regulated in Mexico by NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010


Common name PEACH-FACED LOVEBIRD
Scientific name Agapornis roseicollis

Order

Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae

Distribution

South-East Africa, rainforests and savannahs.

Conservation status Out of danger

Abundant both in the wild and in captivity.


Common name COCKATIEL

Scientific name Nymphicus hollandicus

Order

Psittaciformes
Family Cacatuidae

Distribution

Australia, inland grasslands and forest areas.
Conservation status

Out of danger

Abundant both in the wild and in captivity.


Common name BLUE-AND-GOLD MACAW
Scientific name Ara ararauna

Order

Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae

Distribution

South-America, from Panama to the northern Argentina.
Conservation status

Endangered (at risk of extinction)

This species is affected by deforestation and illegal wildlife trade. It is relatively common in captivity.

Is listed in CITES Appendix I.

Regulated in Mexico by NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010


Common name AFRICAN GREY PARROT
Scientific name Psittacus erithacus

Order

Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae

Distribution

Central to western Equatorial Africa.
Conservation status

Endangered (at risk of extinction)

This species is affected by deforestation and illegal wildlife trade. It is relatively common in captivity.

Listed in CITES Appendix I.

Regulated in Mexico by NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010


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Última modificación: 19 de marzo de 2021