List of parrots beginning with letter M-N-O-P

History, natural habitat, characteristics and conservation of the different species of parrot.

List alphabetical of parrots

The vast majority of these beautiful birds are not suitable for captivity.. History and characteristics of the species.

1 Macquarie parakeet †

Perico de Macquarie

Macquarie Parakeet:

27 cm.. length

The extinct Macquarie Parakeet (Cyanoramphus erythrotis) was a medium-sized green parrot. The head

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2 Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot

Lorito tigre de Madarasz


14 cm. length between 34 and 44 g. of weight.

The Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella madaraszi) is very similar

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3 Malabar Parakeet

Cotorra de Malabar


Of 36 to 38 cm.. length.

The Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides) has the lores and cheeks

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4 Malherbe's parakeet

Perico Maorí Montano


19 to 22 cm. length and a weight between 40 and 52 grams for males and between 30 and

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5 Mallee Ringneck

Perico de Barnard


Mallee Ringneck

Of 35 cm.. length between 105 and 143 g. of weight.

The Mallee Ringneck (Barnardius barnardi)

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6 Marigold Lorikeet

Lori embridado

“Marigold Lorikeet”:

26 cm.. length and a weight between 100-157 g..

The Marigold Lorikeet (Trichoglossus capistratus) has the forecrown, the cheeks and

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7 Maroon-bellied Parakeet

Cotorra Chiripepé


24-28 cm.. length and 72-94 g. of weight.

The Maroon-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis) has a frontal band narrow red

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8 Maroon-faced Parakeet

Cotorra orejiblanca


The Maroon-faced Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) measured 21 centimeters length and 50-53 g. of weight, being the species most

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9 Maroon-fronted Parrot

Cotorra Serrana Oriental


Among 40 and 45 cm.. length and 300 g. of weight.

The Maroon-fronted Parrot (Rhynchopsitta terrisi) has a size

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10 Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Perico de Cola Negra


26-28 cm.. height.

The Maroon-tailed Parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is distinguishable mainly by the tail and wings blackish (visible in

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11 Mascarene parrot †

Loro de las Mascareñas

Of 35 cm.. height and a weight between 400 and 500 g..

The Mascarene parrot † (Mascarinus mascarin) was a

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12 Masked Shining-Parrot

Papagayo Enmascarado


47 cm of length and weight approximate of 322 g..

The colorful Masked Shining-Parrot (Prosopeia personata), has a plumage Green envelope

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13 Mealy Amazon

Amazona farinosa


Orange-winged Parrot

38 to 46 cm.. height and between 705 and 766g weight.

The Mealy Amazon is distinguishable by its

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14 Meek's Pygmy-Parrot


10 cm. length.

The Meek's Pygmy-Parrot (Micropsitta meeki) has the feathers of the head dark brown, strongly scalloped

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15 Meek's Lorikeet

Lori de Meek

Of 16 cm.. length and a weight between 23 and 32 g..

The head of the Meek's Lorikeet (Charmosyna meeki) is of

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16 Mexican Parrotlet

Cotorrita Mexicana


13–14 cm. in length and 30–37 grams in weight.

The Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius) has lores, cheeks, forecrown and coverts

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17 Meyer's Parrot

Lorito de Meyer


21 cm. and a weight of 100-130 g..

The Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) has the forecrown, lores, cheeks, ear-coverts and

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18 Military Macaw

Guacamayo Militar

70 to 85 cm.. length and a weight between 900 and 1100 g..
The Military Macaw (Ara militaris) has a

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19 Mindanao Lorikeet

Lori de Mindanao


20 cm.. length and a weight between 48 and 62 gr.

The plumage of the Mindanao Lorikeet (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) It

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20 Mindanao Racquet-tail

Lorito momoto de Mindanao


27 cm.. length between 120 and 160 g. of weight.

The Mindanao Racquet-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti) has the head

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21 Mindoro Racquet-tail

Lorito momoto de Mindoro


27 cms length.

The Mindoro Racquet-tail (Prioniturus mindorensis) They are closely related to the Blue-crowned Racquet-tail but

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22 Mitred Parakeet

Aratinga Mitrada

Of 31 to 38 cm.. length and a weight between 219 and 275 g.

The Mitred Parakeet (Psittacara mitratus) has the front

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23 Modest Tiger-Parrot

Lorito-tigre-modesto

14 cm.. length between 42 and 43 g. of weight.

The Modest Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella modesta) has the head color

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24 Moluccan hanging parrot

Lorículo Amable


11 cm.. length between 25 and 38 g. of weight.

The Moluccan hanging parrot (Loriculus amabilis)(Loriculus amabilis) has the head of

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25 Moluccan King-Parrot

Papagayo Moluqueño

35 to 40 cm.. length between 145 and 163 g. of weight.

The Moluccan King-Parrot (Alisterus amboinensis) has a head, neck,

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26 Monk Parakeet

Cotorra argentina

28-31 cm. length and 120-140 weight g
The Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) has the forecrown (up to the half of the

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27 Mountain Parakeet

Catita de frente dorada


17 to 19 cm.. height.
The Mountain Parakeet (Psilopsiagon aurifrons) is distinguishable by the face yellow and the

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28 Mulga Parrot

Perico Variado


27 to 28 cm. length between 53 and 70 g. of weight.

The plumage of the Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius) It,

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29 Musk Lorikeet

Lori Almizclero

20 to 23 cm.. length and a weight between 52 and 56 g..

The general plumage of the Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) It

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30 Nanday parakeet

Aratinga Ñanday


Of a length between 32-37 cm.. and a weight between 120-141 g..
The Nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday) has the forecrown,

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31 Naretha Bluebonnet

The Naretha Bluebonnet (Northiella narethae) It is smaller than Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster), of about

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32 New Caledonian Lorikeet

Lori Diadema


18 to 19 cm.. length.

The females of the New Caledonian Lorikeet (Charmosyna diadema) are green in general, with the crown

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33 New Caledonian Parakeet

Perico de Nueva Caledonia

26 cm.. length and 100 g. of weight.

The upperparts of the New Caledonian Parakeet (Cyanoramphus saisseti) are mostly

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34 New Zealand Kaka

Nestor meridionalis


45 cm.. length and an average weight of 550 g..

The New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis) are a few parrots corpulent with

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35 Newton's parakeet †

Cotorra de Rodrigues

Of 40 centimeters length.

The male of the Newton's Parakeet (Psittacula exsul) It was probably green, with red spots

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36 Niam-Niam Parrot

Lorito nianiam

25 cm.. length.

The Niam-Niam Parrot (Poicephalus crassus) has the head and nape Brown olive; the ear-coverts Silver. Feathers

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37 Nicobar Parakeet

Cotorra de Nicobar


Among 55 and 61 cm.. of length and a weight of 224 g..

The Nicobar Parakeet (Psittacula caniceps) has the

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38 Night Parrot

Perico Nocturno


22 to 25 cm.. length

The Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) It is one of the most elusive and mysterious world of birds.

They have

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39 Norfolk Island Kaka

Kaka de Norfolk


The Norfolk Island Kaka (Nestor productus) was their large with a bill, wings short and wide, and with legs

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40 Norfolk Island Parakeet

Perico de Norfolk

30 cm.. length and 100 g. of weight.

The Norfolk Island Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii) has a plumage bright green forehead

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41 Northern Mealy Parrot

Amazona harinosa norteña

38 cm.. length and 705-766 g. of weight.

The Northern Mealy Parrot (Amazona guatemalae) is a large parrot, mainly green, with a

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42 Northern Rosella

Perico Gracioso


28 cm.. length between 85 and 100 g. of weight.

The Northern Rosella (Platycercus venustus) they have a peak of color

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43 Olive headed Lorikeet

Lori Humilde

Its length is about 25 cm. and weigh between 80 and 85 gr.

The Olive headed Lorikeet (Trichoglossus euteles) show, in general,

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44 Olive-shouldered Parrot

Papagayo de Timor

35 cm.. length and 130 g. of weight.

The Olive-shouldered Parrot (Aprosmictus jonquillaceus) has the head bright pale green.

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45 Olive-throated Parakeet

Aratinga jamaicana

20 to 26 cm. in length and 72–85 grams in weight. It is one of the smallest Aratingas.

The Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana)

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46 Orange-bellied Parrot

Periquito Ventrinaranja


The Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) is a small ‘Grass parakeet‘, so called for spending a lot of time on the floor feeding

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47 Orange-billed Lorikeet

Lori Montano Chico

18 cm.. length and a weight between 28 and 40 g..

The head of the Orange-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus pullicauda) is color

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48 Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot

Lorito de Pecho Naranja

11 to 13 cm.. length and a weight between 27 and 34 g..

The forecrown of the Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii),

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49 Orange-cheeked Parrot

Lorito Carinaranja


The Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) measured, approximately, 25 cm., has the head and throat black, except

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50 Orange-chinned Parakeet

Catita Churica

17 to 20 cm.. height.
The Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) has the forecrown, crown, back of the neck and

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51 Orange-fronted hanging parrot

Loriculo-Papu


It measures each 11 cm.. length and a weight between 13 and 16 g..

The head of the Orange-fronted hanging parrot (Loriculus

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52 Orange-fronted Parakeet

Aratinga Frentinaranja


20,5 cm. length and 80 g. of weight
The Orange-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis) It has in forecrown a wide

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53 Orange-winged Parrot

Amazona amazonica ubicacion

Orange-winged Parrot

Of 33 to 36 cm.. height can weigh between 350 gr y 450 gr.
The Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica)

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54 Ornate Lory

Lori Adornado

Of 25 cm.. length and 100 to 120 gr. weight.

The general plumage of the Ornate Lory (Trichoglossus ornatus) is green.

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55 Ouvea Parakeet

Perico de Uvea

Of 32cm.. length and 117 g. of weight.

The Ouvea Parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) is similar to the Horned Parakeet

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56 Pacific parakeet

Periquito Pacífico


“Pacific parakeet”:

Of 33 cm.. length.

The Pacific parakeet (Psittacara strenuus) has most of its plumage color

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57 Pacific Parrotlet

Cotorrita de Piura


12-13 cm.. height.

The Pacific Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis) It is a small bird, chubby with a tail short and finished in

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58 Painted Parakeet

Cotorra pintada

23 cm.. length and 54-70 g. of weight.

The Painted Parakeet (Pyrrhura picta) has a close frontal band, lores, upper cheeks and

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59 Painted Tiger-Parrot

Lorito-tigre-Pintado

19 cm.. length and a weight between 48 and 60 g..

In adults of the Painted Tiger-Parrot (Psittacus erithacus), the head is

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60 Pale-headed Rosella

Perico Palido


30 cm.. length and a weight between 100 and 175 g..

The adult male of the Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus), has the

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61 Palm cockatoo

51 to 64 cm. height and a weight between 910 and 1200 g.
The Palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) is one of

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62 Palm Lorikeet

Lori Palmero

17 cm.. length and an approximate weight of 35 g..

The head of the Palm Lorikeet (Charmosyna palmarum) is bright green,

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63 Papuan king parrot

Papagayo Papú


36 cm.. length between 138 and 190 g. of weight.

The Papuan king parrot (Alisterus chloropterus) has the head of color

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64 Papuan Lorikeet

Lori Rabilargo


25 cm.. length and a weight between 90 and 115 g..

The head of the Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou) It

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65 Paradise parrot †

Perico del Paraíso

The extinct parakeet of paradise (Psephotus pulcherrimus) was a small parrot (27-30 cm long) and rather distinctive,

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66 Peach-fronted Parakeet

Aratinga Frentidorada

A length between 23-28 cm. and a weight between 74-94 g.
The Peach-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) has the forecrown orange

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67 Pearly Parakeet

Cotorra Pulcra


24 cm.. in length and 70–80 grams in weight.

The Pearly Parakeet (Pyrrhura lepida) has the head brown

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68 Pesquet's Parrot

Loro aguileño

46 cm. length and a weight between 680 and 800 g..

The head of the Pesquet's Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) is black, front without

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69 Pfrimer's Parakeet

Cotorra de Goiás


22 to 23 cm.. length and an approximate weight of 80 g..

The Pfrimer's Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri) It

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70 Philippine cockatoo

Cacatua haematuropygia


It measures 31 cm. and weighs around 300 g..
To the Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia) It is called locally Katala.
Its

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71 Pileated Parrot

Lorito Pileado


22 cm.. length and a weight between 98-120 g..

The Pileated Parrot (Pionopsitta pileata) has the forecrown, lores, crown

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72 Pink cockatoo

Cacatua leadbeateri

35 cm.. length and weighing approximately between 340 and 425 g.
The Pink cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri) is distinguishable by its spectacular

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73 Plain Parakeet

Catita Tirica


23 cm.. long and about 63 g. of weight.
The Plain Parakeet (Brotogeris tirica) has the forecrown, lores,

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74 Plum-faced Lorikeet

Lori Bigotudo

15 cm.. length between 16 and 23 g. of weight.

The hood of the Plum-faced Lorikeet (Oreopsittacus arfaki), from

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75 Plum-headed Parakeet

Cotorra cabeciazul


Among 33–37 cm. in length and weighing between 56–85 grams.
The Plum-headed Parakeet or Plum headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) has

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76 Pohnpei Lorikeet

Lori de Ponape

24 cm.. length and a weight between 70 and 85 gr.

The Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) is unmistakable.

The head and back,

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77 Puerto Rican Parrot

Amazona vittata


29 cm.. length and 320 g. of weight.

The Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) has the forecrown and lores, color

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78 Purple-bellied Lory


The Purple-bellied Lory (Lorius hypoinochrous) has an approximate length of 26 cm.. with a weight ranging between 200 and 240

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79 Purple-crowned lorikeet

Lori Coronipurpura

The Purple-crowned lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala) has a length of 16 cm.. and a weight between 40 and 50 g..

The front part of

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80 Purple-naped Lory

Lori Damisela


The Purple-naped Lory (Lorius domicella) has a length of 28 cm.. and an approximate weight of 235 g..

The forecrown,

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81 Pygmy hanging parrot

Lorículo Exiguo

10 to 11 cm.. length.

The head of the Pygmy hanging parrot (Loriculus exilis) is green, more brilliant around the base

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82 Pygmy Lorikeet

Lori Pigmeo

The Pygmy Lorikeet (Charmosyna wilhelminae) has an approximate length of 13 cm.. and a weight of 20 g..

The head is color

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