Rusty-faced Parrots (Hapalopsittaca / Hapalopsittica
Class: Aves ... Order: Psittaciformes ... Family: Psittacidae ... Subfamily: Psittacinae ... Genus: Scientific: Hapalopsittaca ... English: Rusty-faced Parrots ... Dutch: Bruinoorpapegaaien ... German: Zwergamazonen ... French: Perruche amazonina ... CITES II: Endangered Species
Black-winged Parrots: Species: Scientific: Hapalopsittaca melanotis ... English: Black-winged Parrot ... Dutch: Zwartvleugelpapegaai ... German: Braunohrpapagei ... French: Perruche aux oreilles brunes 
Description: Generally green; lores and narrow frontal band blue; head bluish-green; blue band to nape; eye area yellowish-green; ear-coverts black; breast and throat bluish becoming yellowish-green on abdomen; bend of wing and flight feathers black; edge of wing and under wing-coverts bluish-green; primary coverts and secondaries virtually black; primaries dark blue with very narrow green edging to outer webs; tail upper green with violet-blue tips; underside dusky bluish-green; bill light bluish-grey; skin to narrow periophthalmic ring blackish; iris brown; feet grey. Immatures with pronounced green on greater and median wing-coverts; bill grey; iris dark. Length: 24 cm (9.5 ins) CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Central Peru and Central-western Bolivia Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots
Hellmayr's Rusty-faced Parrots: Species: Scientific: Hapalopsittaca amazonina theresae ... English: Hellmayr's Rusty-faced Parrot ... Dutch: Hellmayrs Andes Papegaai ... German: Hellmayrs Zwergamazone ... French: Perruche amazonina Tâchira Description: As Rusty-faced Parrots (amazonina), but generally darker; forehead, chin and adjacent upper cheeks much darker reddish-brown; ear-coverts and lower cheeks darker olive; throat and breast dusky olive. Length: 23 cm (9 ins) CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Northwest Venezuela Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 2 - click on link to view photo.)
Indigo-winged Parakeets aka Chapman's Rusty-faced Parrots: Species: Scientific: Hapalopsittaca fuertesi aka Hapalopsittaca amazonina fuertesi ... English: Indigo-winged Parakeet ... Dutch: Fuerte's Andes Papegaai ... German: Chapmans Zwergamazone ... French: Perruche amazonina Caldas Description: As Rusty-faced Parrots (amazonina), but rear of forehead and adjacent cheek area greenish-yellow; chin green; crown blue; red to wings darker; outer median wing-coverts with pink edging. Female as amazonina, but red to wing darker and more reddish-brown. Length: 23 cm (9 ins) CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Central Andes in Caldas, Colombia Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 4 - click on link to view photo.)
Peruvian Black-winged Parrots: Species: Scientific: melanotis peruviana ... English: Peruvian Black-winged Parrot ... Dutch: Peruaanse Zwartvleugelpapegaai ... German: Peru Braunohrpapagei ... French: Perruche aux oreilles brunes Carriker Description: As Black-winged Parrots(melanotis), but with brownish ear-coverts; blue band to nape very much narrower. Length: 25 cm (10 ins) CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: only known from area around Auquimarca and Chilpes, Junín Province, central Peru. Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 2 - click on link to view photo.)
Rusty-faced Parrots: Species: Scientific: Hapalopsittaca amazonina amazonina ... English: Rusty-faced Parrot ... Dutch: Andes Papegaai ... German: Zwergamazone ... French: Perruche amazonina Description: General plumage green; abdomen and under tail-coverts yellowish-green; upper cheeks, chin and forehead dull orange-red, becoming reddish-brown on forecrown; lores pale yellow; olive ear-coverts slightly elongated with yellow shafts; throat and breast olive; bend of wing and lesser wing-coverts red; edge of wing and under wing-coverts pale red; outer median and secondary wing-coverts dark blue; primary-coverts blackish violet-blue; primaries brownish-black with violet-blue base; secondaries blue with green outer webs; underside of flight-feathers greenish-blue; tail brownish-red with violet-blue tips; bill horn-coloured with bluish-grey base; periophthalmic ring dark grey; iris greenish-yellow; feet dark grey. Immatures with yellow streaks to ear-coverts and cheeks; red to head duller; secondaries green. Length: 23 cm (9 ins) CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Central Colombia, Northwest Venezuela Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots ... Mangoverde
Salvin's Rusty-faced Parrots: Species: Scientific: Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops aka Hapalopsittaca amazonina pyrrhops ... English: Salvin's Rusty-faced Parrot ... Dutch: Vuuroog Andes Papegaai ... German: Salvins Zwergamazone ... French: Perruche amazonina Equador Description: As Rusty-faced Parrots (amazonina), but forehead, chin and adjacent upper cheek area darker red; forecrown yellowish; back of crown and nape green with bluish tinge; throat and breast greenish; scattered red feathers to centre of abdomen; bend of wing, lesser wing-coverts, outer median wing-coverts and under wing-coverts rose-red; underside of flight-feathers blue; upperside of tail violet-blue with green base, underside dusky yellow. Length: 22 cm (8.5 ins) CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Andes in western Ecuador Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 5- click on link to view photo.)
Vélez's Rusty-faced Parrots: Species: Scientific: Hapalopsittaca amazonina velezi ... English: Vélez Rusty-faced Parrot ... Dutch: Vélez Andes Papegaai ... German: Vélezs Zwergamazone ... French: Perruche amazonina de Vélez Description: As Rusty-faced Parrots (amazonina), but generally darker; narrow band to forehead and lores cream-coloured; remainder of forehead, chin and adjacent upper cheeks much darker reddish-brown, becoming olive on crown and olive-yellow on back of crown and nape; clear definition between olive-yellow nape and green back; ear-coverts and lower cheeks darker olive; throat and breast dusky olive-yellow; iris greenish-white. Length: 23 cm (9 ins) CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Forest areas across Manizales on northwest slopes of Nevado del Ruiz Mountains, Caldas, Colombia. Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 3 - click on link to view photo.)
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