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Pyrilia

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Pyrilia
Orange-cheeked parrot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Tribe: Androglossini
Genus: Pyrilia
Bonaparte, 1856
Type species
Pyrilia typica Bonaparte, 1856=Psittacula pyrilia Bonaparte, 1853
Diversity
7 species
Synonyms

Gypopsitta

Pyrilia is a genus of parrots in the family Psittacidae.

All are relatively short-tailed parrots that are restricted to forests in the Neotropics. Their head or face contrasts clearly with the mainly green body, and they have a brownish or olive patch on the chest.

Taxonomy

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The genus Pyrilia was introduced in 1856 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with Pyrilia typica Bonaparte, 1856, as the type species.[1] This scientific name is a junior synonym of Psittacula pyrilia Bonaparte, 1853, the saffron-headed parrot.[2] The name Pyrilia combines the Ancient Greek πυρ/pur, πυρος/puros meaning "fire" with Latin ilia meaning "flanks".[3]

The genus was split from the now-monotypic Pionopsitta, and then briefly moved to Gypopsitta.[4] But as Pyrilia was published a few months before Gypopsitta, the former has priority.[5]

Species

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The genus contains seven species:[6]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Pyrilia haematotisBrown-hooded parrotsoutheastern Mexico to north-western Colombia.
Pyrilia pulchraRose-faced parrotColombia and Ecuador.
Pyrilia pyrilia[7]Saffron-headed parrotColombia, Panama, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.
Pyrilia barrabandiOrange-cheeked parrotwestern Amazon
Pyrilia caicaCaica parrotBrazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Pyrilia aurantiocephala[8]Bald parrot or orange-headed parrot,east-central Amazon of Brazil
Pyrilia vulturina[9]Vulturine parroteastern Amazon of Brazil

References

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  1. ↑ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1856). "Notes sur les tableaux des Gallinacés". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 42: 953–957 [956].
  2. ↑ Dickinson, E.C.; Remsen, J.V. Jr., eds. (2013). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1: Non-passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8.
  3. ↑ Jobling, James A. "Pyrilia". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Ribas, C.C.; Gaban-Lima, R.; Miyaki, C.Y.; Cracraft, J. (2005). "Historical biogeography and diversification within the Neotropical parrot genus Pionopsitta (Aves: Psittacidae)". Journal of Biogeography. 32 (8): 1409–1427. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01289.x.
  5. ↑ Banks, R.C.; Chesser, R.T.; Cicero, C.; Dunn, J.L.; Kratter, A.W.; Lovette, I.J.; Rasmussen, P.C.; Remsen, J.V.; Rising, J.D.; Stotz, D.F.; Winker, K. (2008). "Forty-Ninth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-List of North American Birds". The Auk. 125 (3): 758-768 [762]. doi:10.1525/auk.2008.9708.
  6. ↑ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  7. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrilia pyrilia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22686125A93099249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686125A93099249.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bald Parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) - BirdLife species factsheet".
  9. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrilia vulturina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22686145A93099817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686145A93099817.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

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