PASSERIMORPHAE
CARIAMIFORMES
Cariamidae: Seriemas
2 genera, 2 species HBW-3
The seriemas have sometimes been considered Gruiformes, but genetic evidence points elsewhere. Hackett et al.'s (2008) analysis found them sister to the remaining three orders, while Ericson et al. (2006a) suggest they belong in the Falconiformes. Either way, they are next in the list!
Although there are currently only two species of Seriemas, they are a remnant of a much larger group, the Cariamae. Like the Cariamidae, these have traditionally been placed in the Gruiformes. Besides the Cariamidae, the Cariamae are thought to have included three now-extinct families: the Phorusrhacidae, Bathornithidae and Idiornithidae. The Phorusrhacidae are the well-known “terror birds” of ancient South America. See Alvarenga and Höfling (2003) for more on the Phorusrhacidae.
- Red-legged Seriema, Cariama cristata
- Black-legged Seriema, Chunga burmeisteri
FALCONIFORMES
Falconidae: Falcons, Caracaras
11 genera, 66 species HBW-2
The papers by Griffiths (1999) and Griffiths et al. (2004) do a good
job of laying out the basic taxonomy of the Falconidae. The African kestrel clade
was studied by Groombridge et al. (2002). Based on their work,
Rock Kestrel must be split from Eurasian Kestrel because the Australian Kestrel is split.
The Hierofalco complex was examined in detail by Wink et al. (2004a). In spite of
sampling many individuals, they were unable to produce a clean phylogeny. Although
this may mean some of the these species should be lumped, they believe the confused
situation is due to ancient hybridization. Further analysis is required to sort out
the Hierofalco complex. The order of Falco itself is primarily based on
Wink and Sauer-Gürth (2004). The major clades are clear enough, but further
work is needed to clarify some of the details.
Herpetotherinae: Forest-Falcons
- Laughing Falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans
- Barred Forest-Falcon, Micrastur ruficollis
- Plumbeous Forest-Falcon, Micrastur plumbeus
- Lined Forest-Falcon, Micrastur gilvicollis
- Cryptic Forest-Falcon, Micrastur mintoni
- Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon, Micrastur mirandollei
- Collared Forest-Falcon, Micrastur semitorquatus
- Buckley's Forest-Falcon, Micrastur buckleyi
Falconinae: Falcons
Caracarini: Caracaras
- Spot-winged Falconet, Spiziapteryx circumcincta
- Crested Caracara / Northern Crested Caracara, Caracara cheriway
- Guadalupe Caracara, Caracara lutosa
- Southern Caracara / Southern Crested Caracara, Caracara plancus
- Red-throated Caracara, Ibycter americanus
- Black Caracara, Daptrius ater
- Yellow-headed Caracara, Milvago chimachima
- Chimango Caracara, Milvago chimango
- Carunculated Caracara, Phalcoboenus carunculatus
- Mountain Caracara, Phalcoboenus megalopterus
- White-throated Caracara, Phalcoboenus albogularis
- Striated Caracara, Phalcoboenus australis
Falconini: Falcons
- Pygmy Falcon, Polihierax semitorquatus
- White-rumped Falcon, Polihierax insignis
- Collared Falconet, Microhierax caerulescens
- Black-thighed Falconet, Microhierax fringillarius
- White-fronted Falconet, Microhierax latifrons
- Philippine Falconet, Microhierax erythrogenys
- Pied Falconet, Microhierax melanoleucos
- American Kestrel, Falco sparverius

Click for Falco tree - Banded Kestrel, Falco zoniventris
- Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni
- Greater Kestrel, Falco rupicoloides
- Fox Kestrel, Falco alopex
- Rock Kestrel, Falco rupicolus
- Mauritius Kestrel, Falco punctatus
- Seychelles Kestrel, Falco araeus
- Malagasy Kestrel, Falco newtoni
- Eurasian Kestrel / Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
- Spotted Kestrel, Falco moluccensis
- Nankeen Kestrel, Falco cenchroides
- Merlin, Falco columbarius
- Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis
- Brown Falcon, Falco berigora
- Gray Falcon, Falco hypoleucos
- Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus
- Amur Falcon, Falco amurensis
- New Zealand Falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae
- Gray Kestrel, Falco ardosiaceus
- Dickinson's Kestrel, Falco dickinsoni
- Orange-breasted Falcon, Falco deiroleucus
- Bat Falcon, Falco rufigularis
- Australian Hobby, Falco longipennis
- Oriental Hobby, Falco severus
- Taita Falcon, Falco fasciinucha
- Eleonora's Falcon, Falco eleonorae
- Sooty Falcon, Falco concolor
- Eurasian Hobby, Falco subbuteo
- African Hobby, Falco cuvierii
- Red-necked Falcon, Falco chicquera
- Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus
- Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
- Barbary Falcon, Falco pelegrinoides
- Black Falcon, Falco subniger
- Laggar Falcon, Falco jugger
- Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
- Lanner Falcon, Falco biarmicus
- Saker Falcon, Falco cherrug
PSITTACIFORMES
Ericson et al. (2006a) suggest the parrots are sister to the passeriformes, as do Hackett et al. (2008).
The overall structure of the Psittaciformes follows Schweitzer et al. (2009), Wright et al. (2008), and de Kloet and de Kloet (2005). Christidis and Boles (2008) contains detailed information on Australian parrots. Brown and Toft (1999) provides further information concerning the Cockatoos; Groombridge et al. (2004) was helpful with the Psittaculini; the placement of the Ground and Night Parrots is inspired by Leeton et al. (1994). Tavares et al. (2006) gives a nice overview of the Arini, while Russello and Amato were followed concerning the Amazona parrots. Russello and Amato found that the for last four (possibly five) Amazona species, the genetic data does not seem to match existing subspecies.
The whole order is summed up in the following tree diagram.
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Strigopidae: New Zealand Parrots
2 genera, 4 species Not HBW Family
I had earlier used the name Nestoridae, which seemed to be the most common usage for a family containing both Strigops and Nestor. However, both family-group names were introduced at the same time (Bonaparte, 1849), and they have normally been kept separated enough that the issue of priority doesn't arise. I don't have access to Bonaparte (1849), but Bock (1994) does not mention priority between them, listing them as Strigopinae and Nestorinae. Christidis and Boles (2008) also state they have equal priority. Assuming that is correct, the determination of priority falls to the first reviser. That's Bonaparte himself the following year, when he gave priority to Strigopidae by listing Nestorinae as a subfamily (1850, Vol. 1, p. 8).
- Kakapo, Strigops habroptila
- Kea, Nestor notabilis
- Norfolk Kaka, Nestor productus
- New Zealand Kaka, Nestor meridionalis
Cacatuidae: Cockatoos
6 genera, 21 species HBW-4
The order within the cockatoos is based on Brown and Toft (1999). Note the position of the Cockatiel, which also received limited support from Wright et al. (2008).
- Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii
- Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami
- Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus funereus
- Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo / Short-billed Black-Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus latirostris
- Baudin's Black-Cockatoo / Long-billed Black-Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus baudinii
- Cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus
- Palm Cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus
- Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum
- Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla
- Long-billed Corella, Cacatua tenuirostris
- Western Corella, Cacatua pastinator
- Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
- Tanimbar Corella, Cacatua goffiniana
- Solomons Cockatoo, Cacatua ducorpsii
- Red-vented Cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia
- Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, Cacatua leadbeateri
- Yellow-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
- Blue-eyed Cockatoo, Cacatua ophthalmica
- White Cockatoo, Cacatua alba
- Salmon-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua moluccensis
Psittacidae: Parrots
79 genera, 350 species HBW-4
Both Schweizer et al. (2010) and Wright et al. (2008) identify 5 major clades in the Psittacidae: the vasa-parrots, Pesquet's Parrot, an Old World/Australasian clade (Psittaculinae), an African clade (Psittacinae), and an American clade (Arinae). Other than the sister relationship between the Psittacinae and Arinae, the relationships between these group remain uncertain. Possibilities include a sister relationship between the vasa parrots and Pesquet's Parrot, or that the vasa parrots alone are the basal group. Of the two main clades, Psittacinae/Arinae and Psittaculinae, the latter is slightly larger, so we put it last in the linear order.
The neotropical parrots, Arinae, fall into 5 subclades, but the relationships between them are not fully understood at this time. The various relevant papers give conflicting topologies. Accordingly, I leave them in a polytomy. The 5 clades are the Forpus parrotlets (Forpini); Brotogerini, Bolborhynchini, the parrot clade Amazonini, and a narrowly circumscribed conure/macaw clade Arini (Deroptyus through Orthopsittaca). The three trees in Wright et al. (2008) place Forpini in three different locations. They also find some evidence that the Bolborhynchini and Brotegerini tribes are sisters, and weaker evidence that the two together are sister to the Amazonini parrots. The papers by deKloet and deKloet (2005) and Tavares et al. (2006) give alternative topologies.
The ordering of the Brotegerini is based on Ribas et al. (2009). They found that the Brotogeris parakeets fall into two groups of 4 species each. Not surprisingly, the genetic distance between chiriri and versicolurus was fairly small, with the amount being consistent with treatment either as separate species or subspecies of a single species.
The Pyrrhura parakeets and the parrots from Pionopsitta to Pyrilia have been revised a bit using Ribas et al. (2005, 2006). In another paper, Ribas et al. (2007b) studied the Yellow-headed/Blue-fronted complex, but the relationships there remain confusing. Lastly, the ordering of the Pionus parrots reflects the results of Ribas et al. (2007a). The results also support a possible split of White-capped Parrot, Pionus seniloides.
The Aratinga parakeets do not form a monophyletic group. Some are more closely associated with the Black-hooded Parakeet than the other Aratingas. However, this has not been sorted out well enough yet to split the genus (see Ribas and Miyaki, 2004).
Both Schweizer et al. (2010) and Wright et al. (2008) also found 5 major clades within the Psittaculinae, although neither group included Pezoporus in their analysis. So where does Pezoporus go? Based on Leeton et al. (1994) and Miyaki et al. (1998), it seems to be sister to Neopsephotus + Neophema, and I treat all three as a single clade (Pezoporini). However, this is not as solid as it might be because neither included the Agapornini in their analysis, which Wright et al. had as sister group to Neopsephotus + Neophema. Assuming it is correct, we have 5 clades: Psittaculini; Platycercini; Pezoporini; Agapornini; Loriini.
The Psittaculini are basal to the others. It contains three main pieces, the pygmy parrots (Micropsitta), Alisterus through Polytelis, and Prioniturus through Psittacula. The arrangement of Psittinus and Psittacella is a bit uncertain, but they seem to group together.
Exactly how the remaining 4 tribes fit together remains somewhat uncertain. I'm following the Schweizer et al. (2010) topology, which is consistent with the MP analysis of Wright et al. (2008). The Bayesian analysis in Wright et al. gives a different arrangement.
Platycercini has two parts: Lathamus through Cyanoramphus and Northiella through Platycercus. All the genera of the second group are sometimes lumped in an expanded Platycercus. Finally, Melopsittacus and Cyclopsitta/Psittaculirostris are basal groups in the Loriini.
Psittrichadinae: Pesquet's Parrot
- Pesquet's Parrot, Psittrichas fulgidus
Coracopsinae: Vasa-Parrots
- Greater Vasa-Parrot, Coracopsis vasa
- Lesser Vasa-Parrot, Coracopsis nigra
Psittacinae: Afrotropical Parrots
- Gray Parrot, Psittacus erithacus
- Brown-necked Parrot, Poicephalus fuscicollis
- Cape Parrot, Poicephalus robustus
- Red-fronted Parrot, Poicephalus gulielmi
- Meyer's Parrot, Poicephalus meyeri
- Rueppell's Parrot, Poicephalus rueppellii
- Brown-headed Parrot, Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
- Niam-niam Parrot, Poicephalus crassus
- Red-bellied Parrot, Poicephalus rufiventris
- Senegal Parrot, Poicephalus senegalus
- Yellow-fronted Parrot, Poicephalus flavifrons
Arinae: Neotropical Parrots
Forpini: Forpus Parrotlets
- Green-rumped Parrotlet, Forpus passerinus
- Mexican Parrotlet, Forpus cyanopygius
- Blue-winged Parrotlet, Forpus xanthopterygius
- Spectacled Parrotlet, Forpus conspicillatus
- Dusky-billed Parrotlet, Forpus modestus
- Pacific Parrotlet, Forpus coelestis
- Yellow-faced Parrotlet, Forpus xanthops
Brotogerini
- Monk Parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus
- Plain Parakeet, Brotogeris tirica
- Tui Parakeet, Brotogeris sanctithomae
- White-winged Parakeet / Canary-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris versicolurus
- Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Brotogeris chiriri
- Gray-cheeked Parakeet, Brotogeris pyrrhoptera
- Orange-chinned Parakeet, Brotogeris jugularis
- Cobalt-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris cyanoptera
- Golden-winged Parakeet, Brotogeris chrysoptera
Bolborhynchini
- Tepui Parrotlet, Nannopsittaca panychlora
- Amazonian Parrotlet / Manu Parrotlet, Nannopsittaca dachilleae
- Gray-hooded Parakeet, Psilopsiagon aymara
- Mountain Parakeet, Psilopsiagon aurifrons
- Barred Parakeet, Bolborhynchus lineola
- Rufous-fronted Parakeet, Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons
- Andean Parakeet, Bolborhynchus orbygnesius
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet, Touit batavicus
- Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet, Touit huetii
- Red-fronted Parrotlet, Touit costaricensis
- Blue-fronted Parrotlet, Touit dilectissimus
- Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet, Touit purpuratus
- Brown-backed Parrotlet, Touit melanonotus
- Golden-tailed Parrotlet, Touit surdus
- Spot-winged Parrotlet, Touit stictopterus
Amazonini
The series of papers by Ribas et al. (2005, 2007a, b) and Russello et al. (2004) have done much to clarify the situation in the Amazonini. The Hapalopsittaca need further study, but I understand that is in progress.
The big issue here is the Yellow-headed Amazon complex—the last four species in
the list. This group has long been controverisal, and although the taxonomy
here is close to that of AOU, it is incorrect. The papers by Rusello et al.
(2004) and Eberhard and Bermingham (2004) showed the Blue-fronted Amazon is a
member of this complex. Ribas et al. (2007b) sampled many more of the South American
birds in an effort to clear up the mysteries of this group.
As things currently stand, there are species divided into 14 subspecies: A. aestiva aestiva, A. aestiva xanthopteryx; A. auropalliata auropalliata, A. auropalliata caribaea, A. auropalliata parvipes; A. ochrocephala nattereri, A. ochrocephala ochrocephala, A. ochrocephala panamensis, A. ochrocephala xantholaema; A. oratrix “guatemalensis” (not formally described), A. oratrix belizensis, A. oratrix hondurensis, A. oratrix oratrix, and A. oratrix tresmariae. However, DNA tells a different story. I'm not entirely sure how the subspecies fit together as the parvipes clade and tresmariae were not included in the same paper, so I leave their relative position unresolved.
Most of the A. ochrocephala subspecies are very closely related to A. aestiva, including the A. o. ochrocephala from the lower Amazon (“ochrocephala”). Based on current information, these are too close and too mixed up to meaningfully separate. It makes sense to put them all into A. aestiva. However, the ochrocephala from Colombia and Venezuela are a different story. These birds appear to be basal in the Yellow-headed/Blue-fronted group. I think the ochrocephala type specimen is from Venezuela, so these birds keep their name (no nasty quotes around it). The Middle American subspecies currently in oratrix and auropalliata are fairly closely related, and can be reasonably grouped under A. oratrix. That gives us three species as shown in version one (the species names are in red). Some have argued that the Tres Marias Amazon should be considered a separate species, and version II shows how such a tree would look under the assumption that parvipes is closer to oratrix than to tremariae. The other Middle American subspecies seem to form monophyletic clades. If interbreeding is sufficiently limited, they too could be promoted to species status. Yet another option is to put them all into one species which would take the name A. aestiva, not A. ochrocephala.
- Red-capped Parrot / Pileated Parrot, Pionopsitta pileata

Click for Amazonini tree - Blue-bellied Parrot, Triclaria malachitacea
- Black-winged Parrot, Hapalopsittaca melanotis
- Rusty-faced Parrot, Hapalopsittaca amazonina
- Indigo-winged Parrot / Fuertes's Parrot, Hapalopsittaca fuertesi
- Red-faced Parrot, Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops
- Brown-hooded Parrot, Pyrilia haematotis
- Rose-faced Parrot, Pyrilia pulchra
- Saffron-headed Parrot, Pyrilia pyrilia
- Orange-cheeked Parrot, Pyrilia barrabandi
- Caica Parrot, Pyrilia caica
- Bald Parrot, Pyrilia aurantiocephala
- Vulturine Parrot, Pyrilia vulturina
- Dusky Parrot, Pionus fuscus
- Red-billed Parrot, Pionus sordidus
- Scaly-headed Parrot, Pionus maximiliani
- Speckle-faced Parrot / Plum-crowned Parrot, Pionus tumultuosus
- Blue-headed Parrot, Pionus menstruus
- White-crowned Parrot, Pionus senilis
- Bronze-winged Parrot, Pionus chalcopterus
- Short-tailed Parrot, Graydidascalus brachyurus
- Yellow-faced Parrot, Alipiopsitta xanthops
- White-fronted Parrot / White-fronted Amazon, Amazona albifrons
- Yellow-lored Parrot / Yucatan Amazon, Amazona xantholora
- Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon, Amazona agilis
- Yellow-billed Parrot / Yellow-billed Amazon, Amazona collaria
- Hispaniolan Parrot / Hispaniolan Amazon, Amazona ventralis
- Cuban Parrot / Cuban Amazon, Amazona leucocephala
- Puerto Rican Parrot / Puerto Rican Amazon, Amazona vittata
- Festive Parrot / Festive Amazon, Amazona festiva
- Vinaceous Parrot / Vinaceous-breasted Amazon, Amazona vinacea
- Tucuman Parrot / Tucuman Amazon, Amazona tucumana
- Red-spectacled Parrot / Red-spectacled Amazon, Amazona pretrei
- Imperial Parrot / Imperial Amazon, Amazona imperialis
- Red-tailed Parrot / Red-tailed Amazon, Amazona brasiliensis
- Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon, Amazona amazonica
- St. Vincent Parrot / St. Vincent Amazon, Amazona guildingii
- Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon, Amazona viridigenalis
- Lilac-crowned Parrot / Lilac-crowned Amazon, Amazona finschi
- Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon, Amazona autumnalis
- Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon, Amazona mercenaria
- Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon, Amazona farinosa
- Kawall's Parrot / Kawall's Amazon, Amazona kawalli
- Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon, Amazona dufresniana
- Red-browed Parrot / Red-browed Amazon, Amazona rhodocorytha
- Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked Amazon, Amazona arausiaca
- St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon, Amazona versicolor
- Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon, Amazona barbadensis
- Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon, Amazona ochrocephala
- Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Amazona aestiva
- Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon, Amazona oratrix
- Yellow-naped Parrot / Yellow-naped Amazon, Amazona auropalliata
Arini: Conures and Macaws
- Burrowing Parakeet / Burrowing Parrot, Cyanoliseus patagonus
- Austral Parakeet, Enicognathus ferrugineus
- Slender-billed Parakeet, Enicognathus leptorhynchus
- Thick-billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
- Maroon-fronted Parrot, Rhynchopsitta terrisi
- Red-fan Parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus
- Black-headed Parrot, Pionites melanocephalus
- White-bellied Parrot, Pionites leucogaster
- Blue-throated Parakeet / Ochre-marked Parakeet, Pyrrhura cruentata
- Blaze-winged Parakeet, Pyrrhura devillei
- Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Pyrrhura frontalis
- Pearly Parakeet, Pyrrhura lepida
- Crimson-bellied Parakeet, Pyrrhura perlata
- Green-cheeked Parakeet, Pyrrhura molinae
- Pfrimer's Parakeet, Pyrrhura pfrimeri
- Maroon-faced Parakeet / White-eared Parakeet, Pyrrhura leucotis
- Painted Parakeet, Pyrrhura picta
- Santarem Parakeet, Pyrrhura amazonum
- Bonaparte's Parakeet, Pyrrhura lucianii
- Rose-fronted Parakeet, Pyrrhura roseifrons
- Santa Marta Parakeet, Pyrrhura viridicata
- Fiery-shouldered Parakeet, Pyrrhura egregia
- Maroon-tailed Parakeet, Pyrrhura melanura
- El Oro Parakeet, Pyrrhura orcesi
- Black-capped Parakeet, Pyrrhura rupicola
- White-necked Parakeet / White-breasted Parakeet, Pyrrhura albipectus
- Brown-breasted Parakeet / Flame-winged Parakeet, Pyrrhura calliptera
- Red-eared Parakeet / Blood-eared Parakeet, Pyrrhura hoematotis
- Rose-headed Parakeet / Rose-crowned Parakeet, Pyrrhura rhodocephala
- Sulphur-winged Parakeet, Pyrrhura hoffmanni
- Hyacinth Macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
- Glaucous Macaw, Anodorhynchus glaucus
- Indigo Macaw / Lear's Macaw, Anodorhynchus leari
- Golden-plumed Parakeet, Leptosittaca branickii
- Red-shouldered Macaw, Diopsittaca nobilis
- Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis
- Yellow-eared Parrot, Ognorhynchus icterotis
- Golden Parakeet, Guaruba guarouba
- Spix's Macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii
- Red-bellied Macaw, Orthopsittaca manilata
- Blue-winged Macaw, Primolius maracana
- Blue-headed Macaw, Primolius couloni
- Yellow-collared Macaw / Golden-collared Macaw, Primolius auricollis
- Cuban Macaw, Ara tricolor
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Ara ararauna
- Blue-throated Macaw, Ara glaucogularis
- Military Macaw, Ara militaris
- Great Green Macaw, Ara ambiguus
- Scarlet Macaw, Ara macao
- Red-and-green Macaw, Ara chloropterus
- Red-fronted Macaw, Ara rubrogenys
- Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Ara severus
- Black-hooded Parakeet / Nanday Parakeet, Nandayus nenday
- Blue-crowned Parakeet, Aratinga acuticaudata
- Green Parakeet, Aratinga holochlora
- Pacific Parakeet, Aratinga strenua
- Crimson-fronted Parakeet / Finsch's Parakeet, Aratinga finschi
- Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, Aratinga wagleri
- Hocking's Parakeet, Aratinga hockingi
- Mitred Parakeet, Aratinga mitrata
- Chapman's Parakeet, Aratinga alticola
- Red-masked Parakeet, Aratinga erythrogenys
- White-eyed Parakeet, Aratinga leucophthalma
- Hispaniolan Parakeet, Aratinga chloroptera
- Cuban Parakeet, Aratinga euops
- Golden-capped Parakeet, Aratinga auricapillus
- Jandaya Parakeet, Aratinga jandaya
- Sun Parakeet, Aratinga solstitialis
- Sulphur-breasted Parakeet, Aratinga pintoi
- Dusky-headed Parakeet, Aratinga weddellii
- Olive-throated Parakeet, Aratinga nana
- Orange-fronted Parakeet, Aratinga canicularis
- Peach-fronted Parakeet, Aratinga aurea
- Brown-throated Parakeet, Aratinga pertinax
- Cactus Parakeet / Caatinga Parakeet, Aratinga cactorum
Psittaculinae
Psittaculini
- Yellow-capped Pygmy-Parrot, Micropsitta keiensis
- Geelvink Pygmy-Parrot, Micropsitta geelvinkiana
- Buff-faced Pygmy-Parrot, Micropsitta pusio
- Meek's Pygmy-Parrot, Micropsitta meeki
- Finsch's Pygmy-Parrot, Micropsitta finschii
- Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot, Micropsitta bruijnii
- Moluccan King-Parrot, Alisterus amboinensis
- Papuan King-Parrot, Alisterus chloropterus
- Australian King-Parrot, Alisterus scapularis
- Olive-shouldered Parrot / Jonquil Parrot, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus
- Red-winged Parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Superb Parrot, Polytelis swainsonii
- Regent Parrot, Polytelis anthopeplus
- Alexandra's Parrot / Princess Parrot, Polytelis alexandrae
- Montane Racket-tail, Prioniturus montanus
- Mindanao Racket-tail, Prioniturus waterstradti
- Blue-headed Racket-tail, Prioniturus platenae
- Green Racket-tail, Prioniturus luconensis
- Blue-crowned Racket-tail, Prioniturus discurus
- Blue-winged Racket-tail, Prioniturus verticalis
- Yellow-breasted Racket-tail, Prioniturus flavicans
- Golden-mantled Racket-tail, Prioniturus platurus
- Buru Racket-tail, Prioniturus mada
- Eclectus Parrot, Eclectus roratus
- Blue-rumped Parrot, Psittinus cyanurus
- Brehm's Tiger-Parrot, Psittacella brehmii
- Painted Tiger-Parrot, Psittacella picta
- Modest Tiger-Parrot, Psittacella modesta
- Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot, Psittacella madaraszi
- Red-cheeked Parrot, Geoffroyus geoffroyi
- Blue-collared Parrot, Geoffroyus simplex
- Song Parrot, Geoffroyus heteroclitus
- Great-billed Parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos
- Blue-naped Parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis
- Blue-backed Parrot, Tanygnathus sumatranus
- Black-lored Parrot, Tanygnathus gramineus
- Mascarene Parrot, Mascarinus mascarinus
- Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula eupatria
- Seychelles Parakeet, Psittacula wardi
- Rose-ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri
- Mauritius Parakeet, Psittacula echo
- Slaty-headed Parakeet, Psittacula himalayana
- Gray-headed Parakeet, Psittacula finschii
- Plum-headed Parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala
- Blossom-headed Parakeet, Psittacula roseata
- Malabar Parakeet / Blue-winged Parakeet, Psittacula columboides
- Layard's Parakeet, Psittacula calthropae
- Lord Derby's Parakeet, Psittacula derbiana
- Red-breasted Parakeet, Psittacula alexandri
- Nicobar Parakeet, Psittacula caniceps
- Newton's Parakeet, Psittacula exsul
- Long-tailed Parakeet, Psittacula longicauda
Pezoporini: Ground and Night Parrots
- Ground Parrot, Pezoporus wallicus
- Night Parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis
- Bourke's Parrot, Neopsephotus bourkii
- Blue-winged Parrot, Neophema chrysostoma
- Elegant Parrot, Neophema elegans
- Rock Parrot, Neophema petrophila
- Orange-bellied Parrot, Neophema chrysogaster
- Turquoise Parrot, Neophema pulchella
- Scarlet-chested Parrot, Neophema splendida
Platycercini
- Swift Parrot, Lathamus discolor
- Crimson Shining-Parrot, Prosopeia splendens
- Masked Shining-Parrot, Prosopeia personata
- Red Shining-Parrot / Maroon Shining-Parrot, Prosopeia tabuensis
- Horned Parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus
- Ouvea Parakeet, Eunymphicus uvaeensis
- Black-fronted Parakeet, Cyanoramphus zealandicus
- Raiatea Parakeet, Cyanoramphus ulietanus
- New Caledonian Parakeet, Cyanoramphus saisseti
- Chatham Parakeet, Cyanoramphus forbesi
- Tasman Parakeet / Norfolk Parakeet, Cyanoramphus cookii
- Antipodes Parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor
- Yellow-fronted Parakeet / Yellow-crowned Parakeet, Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Malherbe's Parakeet, Cyanoramphus malherbi
- Red-crowned Parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Reischek's Parakeet, Cyanoramphus hochstetteri
- Bluebonnet, Northiella haematogaster
- Red-capped Parrot, Purpureicephalus spurius
- Red-rumped Parrot, Psephotus haematonotus
- Mulga Parrot, Psephotus varius
- Hooded Parrot, Psephotus dissimilis
- Golden-shouldered Parrot, Psephotus chrysopterygius
- Paradise Parrot, Psephotus pulcherrimus
- Australian Ringneck, Barnardius zonarius
- Green Rosella, Platycercus caledonicus
- Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans
- Northern Rosella, Platycercus venustus
- Pale-headed Rosella, Platycercus adscitus
- Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius
- Western Rosella, Platycercus icterotis
Agapornini
- Guaiabero, Bolbopsittacus lunulatus
- Gray-headed Lovebird, Agapornis canus
- Red-headed Lovebird, Agapornis pullarius
- Black-winged Lovebird, Agapornis taranta
- Black-collared Lovebird, Agapornis swindernianus
- Peach-faced Lovebird / Rosy-faced Lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis
- Fischer's Lovebird, Agapornis fischeri
- Yellow-collared Lovebird, Agapornis personatus
- Lilian's Lovebird / Nyasa Lovebird, Agapornis lilianae
- Black-cheeked Lovebird, Agapornis nigrigenis
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus vernalis
- Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus beryllinus
- Colasisi / Philippine Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus philippensis
- Camiguin Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus camiguinensis
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus galgulus
- Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot / Great Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus stigmatus
- Sula Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus sclateri
- Moluccan Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus amabilis
- Sangihe Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus catamene
- Orange-fronted Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus aurantiifrons
- Bismarck Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus tener
- Red-billed Hanging-Parrot / Pygmy Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus exilis
- Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus pusillus
- Wallace's Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus flosculus
Loriini: Lories
- Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot, Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii
- Double-eyed Fig-Parrot, Cyclopsitta diophthalma
- Large Fig-Parrot, Psittaculirostris desmarestii
- Edwards's Fig-Parrot, Psittaculirostris edwardsii
- Salvadori's Fig-Parrot, Psittaculirostris salvadorii
- Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus
- Collared Lory, Phigys solitarius
- Blue-crowned Lorikeet, Vini australis
- Kuhl's Lorikeet, Vini kuhlii
- Stephen's Lorikeet / Henderson Lorikeet, Vini stepheni
- Blue Lorikeet / Violet Lorikeet, Vini peruviana
- Ultramarine Lorikeet, Vini ultramarina
- Palm Lorikeet, Charmosyna palmarum
- Red-chinned Lorikeet, Charmosyna rubrigularis
- Meek's Lorikeet, Charmosyna meeki
- Blue-fronted Lorikeet, Charmosyna toxopei
- Striated Lorikeet, Charmosyna multistriata
- Pygmy Lorikeet, Charmosyna wilhelminae
- Red-fronted Lorikeet, Charmosyna rubronotata
- Red-flanked Lorikeet, Charmosyna placentis
- New Caledonian Lorikeet, Charmosyna diadema
- Red-throated Lorikeet, Charmosyna amabilis
- Duchess Lorikeet, Charmosyna margarethae
- Fairy Lorikeet, Charmosyna pulchella
- Josephine's Lorikeet, Charmosyna josefinae
- Papuan Lorikeet, Charmosyna papou
- Plum-faced Lorikeet, Oreopsittacus arfaki
- Yellow-billed Lorikeet, Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
- Orange-billed Lorikeet, Neopsittacus pullicauda
- Musk Lorikeet, Glossopsitta concinna
- Little Lorikeet, Glossopsitta pusilla
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
- Chattering Lory, Lorius garrulus
- Purple-naped Lory, Lorius domicella
- Black-capped Lory, Lorius lory
- Purple-bellied Lory, Lorius hypoinochrous
- White-naped Lory, Lorius albidinucha
- Yellow-bibbed Lory, Lorius chlorocercus
- Black Lory, Chalcopsitta atra
- Brown Lory, Chalcopsitta duivenbodei
- Yellow-streaked Lory, Chalcopsitta sintillata
- Cardinal Lory, Chalcopsitta cardinalis
- Dusky Lory, Pseudeos fuscata
- Varied Lorikeet, Psitteuteles versicolor
- Iris Lorikeet, Psitteuteles iris
- Goldie's Lorikeet, Psitteuteles goldiei
- Red-and-blue Lory, Eos histrio
- Violet-necked Lory, Eos squamata
- Red Lory, Eos bornea
- Blue-streaked Lory, Eos reticulata
- Black-winged Lory, Eos cyanogenia
- Blue-eared Lory, Eos semilarvata
- Ornate Lorikeet, Trichoglossus ornatus
- Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet / Sunset Lorikeet, Trichoglossus forsteni
- Flores Lorikeet / Leaf Lorikeet, Trichoglossus weberi
- Marigold Lorikeet, Trichoglossus capistratus
- Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus
- Red-collared Lorikeet, Trichoglossus rubritorquis
- Olive-headed Lorikeet, Trichoglossus euteles
- Yellow-and-green Lorikeet / Citrine Lorikeet, Trichoglossus flavoviridis
- Mindanao Lorikeet, Trichoglossus johnstoniae
- Pohnpei Lorikeet, Trichoglossus rubiginosus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
