Bolborhynchus
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Bolborhynchus is a genus of parrot
in the Psittacidae family.
It contains the following species:
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
in the Psittacidae family.
It contains the following species:
- Andean ParakeetAndean ParakeetThe Andean Parakeet, Bolborhynchus orbygnesius, is a small parrot found in the upland wooded valleys of the central eastern Andes in Bolivia and Peru, at elevations of to . It is solid green, darker above and lighter below, with some blue visible on wings when flying. It has a pale bill and...
, Bolborhynchus orbygnesius - Barred ParakeetBarred ParakeetThe Barred Parakeet , also known as Lineolated Parakeet, Catherine Parakeet or 'Linnies' for short, is a small parrot found disjunctly in highland forests from southern Mexico to Panama, in the Andes from western Venezuela to southern Peru, the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia and the Venezuelan...
, Bolborhynchus lineola - Rufous-fronted ParakeetRufous-fronted ParakeetThe Rufous-fronted Parakeet, Toui À Front Roux, or Catita Frentirrufa is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Colombia....
Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons