Pyrilia

Taxobox
name = "Pyrilia"


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
subfamilia = Psittacinae
tribus = Arini
genus = "Pyrilia"
genus_authority = Bonaparte, 1856
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "Pyrilia aurantiocephala"
* "Pyrilia barrabandi"
* "Pyrilia caica"
* "Pyrilia haematotis"
* "Pyrilia pulchra"
* "Pyrilia pyrilia"
* "Pyrilia vulturina"

"Pyrilia" is a genus of parrots in the family Psittacidae. It was recently split from "Pionopsitta", and then briefly moved to "Gypopsitta", but as "Pyrilia" was published a few months before "Gypopsitta", the latter is a junior synonym. [ [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop333.html Use of Pyrilia over Gypospsitta] . Richard C. Banks, February 2008, to the South American Classification Committee. Acessed 2008-06-22] It contains the following species:

* Brown-hooded Parrot, "Pyrilia haematotis"
* Rose-faced Parrot, "Pyrilia pulchra"
* Saffron-headed Parrot, "Pyrilia pyrilia"
* Orange-cheeked Parrot, "Pyrilia barrabandi"
* Caica Parrot, "Pyrilia caica"
* Orange-headed Parrot or Bald Parrot, "Pyrilia aurantiocephala"
* Vulturine Parrot, "Pyrilia vulturina"

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