Thick-billed parrot
Species of parrot formerly native to the U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) is a medium-sized parrot endemic to Mexico that formerly ranged into the southwestern United States. Its position in parrot phylogeny is the subject of ongoing discussion; it is sometimes referred to as thick-billed macaw or thick-billed conure. In Mexico, it is locally called guacamaya ("macaw") or cotorra serrana ("mountain parrot"). Classified internationally as Endangered through IUCN,[1] the thick-billed parrot's decline has been central to multiple controversies over wildlife management. In 2018, the estimated wild population in Mexico was 1,700.[1]
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Thick-billed parrots in a U.S. zoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Rhynchopsitta |
Species: | R. pachyrhyncha |
Binomial name | |
Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha (Swainson, 1827) | |
Synonyms | |
Macrocercus pachyrhynchus |