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The thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) is a medium-sized parrot endemic to Mexico that formerly ranged into the southwestern United States.Its position in parrot phylogeny is the subject of ongoing discussion; it is sometimes referred to as thick-billed macaw or thick-billed conure.
The thick-billed parrots are stocky brilliant green Neotropical parrots with heavy black beaks of genus Rhynchopsitta of thick billed macaw-like parrots. The genus comprises two extant species, the thick-billed parrot and the maroon-fronted parrot, as well as an extinct species from the Late Pleistocene in Mexico. The two extant taxa were ...
Genus Rhynchopsitta (thick-billed parrots) Bonaparte, 1854 – two species Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture Thick-billed parrot:
Thick-billed parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha (E) (endangered) Maroon-fronted parrot, Rhynchopsitta terrisi (E) (endangered) Barred parakeet, Bolborhynchus lineola; Mexican parrotlet, Forpus cyanopygius (E) (near-threatened) Orange-chinned parakeet, Brotogeris jugularis; Brown-hooded parrot, Pionopsitta haematotis; White-crowned parrot ...
Thick-billed parrot: Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha: 3000 – 6000 [51] EN [51] [51] Population may be overestimated. [51] Ouvea parakeet: Eunymphicus uvaeensis: 3100 ...
The maroon-fronted parrot is a large mostly green parrot which measures 40–45 cm (16–18 in) in length and weighs 390–470 g (14–17 oz). [3] [4] The adults have a dark maroon brow which extends over the rim of bare yellow skin that surrounds the eyes. They have a brighter red at the bend of the wing. The tail is long and pointed.
Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Most of the more than 150 species in this family are found in the New World. Thick-billed parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha (Ex) [5] [6] [7]
Rhynchopsitta phillipsi is an extinct species of thick-billed parrot. It was described in 1997 from Late Pleistocene cave deposits from Nuevo León in northeastern Mexico. The specific epithet honours American ornithologist Allan Robert Phillips. [1]