Endangered Parrot Species
The species listed here are species which are listed under CITES appendix I most endangered species list.  Species listed under appendix I are threatened with extinction.  CITES generally prohibit the commercial international trade of these species apart from under exceptional circumstances.

One of the major reasons for the decline of many parrot species is the illegal trade in wild-caught birds.  To find out what's going on and to see what you can do to help stop this cruel and damaging business, go to our
'Ban The Wild Bird Trade' page.
Amazona arausiaca.....Red Necked Amazon
Amazona barbadensis.....yellow Shouldered Amazon
Amazona brasiliensis.....Red Tailed Amazon
Amazona guildingii.....St Vincent Amazon
Amazona imperialis .....Imperial Amazon
Amazona leucocephala .....Cuban Amazon
Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata .......
Amazona ochrocephala belizensis ..........
Amazona ochrocephala caribaea ............. All sub-species of Yellow Headed Amazon
Amazona ochrocephala oratrix ................
Amazona ochrocephala parvipes ............
Amazona ochrocephala tresmariae .........
Amazona pretrei .....Red Spectacled Amazon
Amazona rhodocorytha .....Red Browed Amazon
Amazona tucumana .....Tucaman Amazon
Amazona versicolor .....St Lucia Amazon
Amazona vinacea .....Vinaceous Amazon
Amazona viridigenalis .....Green Cheeked Amazon
Amazona vittata .....Puerto Rican Amazon

Anodorhynchus spp. .....Hyacinth Macaw

Ara ambigua .....Buffon's Macaw
Ara glaucogularis .....Blue Throated Macaw
Ara macao .....Scarlet Macaw
Ara militaris .....Military Macaw
Ara rubrogenys .....Red Fronted Macaw

Cacatua goffini .....Goffin's Cockatoo
Cacatua haematuropygia .....Philippine Cockatoo
Cacatua moluccensis .....Moluccan Cockatoo

Cyanopsitta spixii .....Spix's macaw

Cyanoramphus forbesi .....Chatham Parakeet
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae .....Red Fronted Parakeet

Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni .....Coxen's Fif Parrot

Eos histrio .....Red and Blue Lory

Eunymphicus cornutus .....Horned Parakeet

Geopsittacus occidentalis.....Night parrot (possibly extinct)

Guarouba guarouba .....Golden Parakeet

Neophema chrysogaster .....Orange Bellied Parrot

Ognorhynchus icterotis .....Yellow Eared Parrot

Pezoporus wallicus .....Ground Parrot
Pionopsitta pileata .....Pileated Parrot

Probosciger aterrimus .....Palm Cockatoo

Propyrrhura couloni .....Blue Headed Macaw
Propyrrhura maracana .....Blue Winged Macaw

Psephotus chrysopterygius Golden Shouldered Parrot
Psephotus dissimilis .....Hooded Parrot
Psephotus pulcherrimus .....Paradise Parrot (possibly extinct)

Psittacula echo .....Mauritious Parrot

Pyrrhura cruentata .....Blue Throated Conure

Rhynchopsitta spp. .....Maroon Fronted Parrot

Strigops habroptilus .....Kakapo

Vini ultramarina.....Ultra Marine Lorikeet
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