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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.
Rhynchopsitta Bonaparte, 1854. Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha (Swainson, 1827) (thick-billed parrot) Rhynchopsitta terrisi Moore, 1947 (maroon-fronted parrot) † Rhynchopsitta phillipsi Rea, 1997 - extinct; Rhynchopsitta phillipsi, a larger prehistoric relative, was described from Late Pleistocene fossils found in Nuevo León, Mexico. [7]
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 ...
Genus Rhynchopsitta (thick-billed parrots) Bonaparte, 1854 ... Range Picture Thick-billed parrot: R. pachyrhyncha (Swainson, 1827) e EN: Sierra Madre Occidental ...
Rhynchopsitta – thick-billed parrots (two species) Pyrrhura (around two dozen species, one possibly recently extinct) Anodorhynchus – blue macaws (two living species, one probably recently extinct) Leptosittaca – golden-plumed parakeet; Ognorhynchus – yellow-eared parrot; Diopsittaca – red-shouldered macaw; Guaruba – golden parakeet
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 77 bird species in the United States are threatened with extinction. [1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR (v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014 [1]).
Endemic species include the tufted jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi), green-striped brushfinch (Arremon virenticeps), and thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) which is now endangered from trapping for collections.
Guacamaya, a Nahuatl name for a macaw or the thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) Guacamaya, a genus of plants native to South America; Guacamaya Formation, a geologic formation in Mexico; Guacamayas, Boyacá, a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá; Guacamaya (snack), a Mexican snack from León, Guanajuato