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Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List Status Range Picture Aztec parakeet: E. astec (de Souancé, 1857) LC: Middle America along the Caribbean Sea: Peach-fronted parakeet: E. aurea (Gmelin, 1788) LC: Brazil (excluding northwest Brazil), eastern Bolivia, and central Paraguay Caatinga parakeet: E. cactorum (Kuhl, 1820) LC: The Caatinga region ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
Poll, a pet parrot of Andrew Jackson known for shouting profanities at his funeral [18] Princess, a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal; Ravachol Parrot, a parrot who lived in Pontevedra, Spain, from 1891 and 1913 and became a symbol of the city; Royal Blue, a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal
Grey parrot on top of their cage.. A companion parrot is a parrot kept as a pet that interacts abundantly with its human counterpart. Generally, most species of parrot can make excellent companions, but must be carefully managed around children and other common pet species like dogs and cats as they might be hostile towards them.
The genus name means "lizard born from fire" from Tupi ara "born" and atá "fire," and Greek saurus "lizard". The name refers to the National Museum of Brazil fire, which the holotype survived unscathed. The species name also is the Portuguese name of the museum. [23] Aratinga: parakeet: Tupi: Ará tinga means "bright bird" or "bright parrot". [24]
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The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the blue-fronted parrot, the turquoise-fronted amazon and the turquoise-fronted parrot, is a South American species of amazon parrot and one of the most common amazon parrots kept in captivity as a pet or companion parrot. Its common name is derived from the distinctive blue/turquoise ...
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