Pyrrhura

The genus Pyrrhura was introduced in 1856 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. Bonaparte did not specify a type species but this was designated in 1891 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori as Psittacus vittatus Shaw, 1811, which has been replaced by Psittacus frontalis Vieillot, 1818, the maroon-bellied parakeet. The genus name is from the specific epithet of Microsittace pyrrhura Bonaparte, 1854 now Pyrrhura molinae Massena & Souancé, 1854, the green-cheeked parakeet. The name combines the Ancient Greek purrhos meaning "flame-coloured" or "red" with -ouros meaning "tail". ==Species==

The genus contains 26 species: • 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 • Grey-breasted parakeet, Pyrrhura griseipectus • White-eared parakeet, Pyrrhura leucotis • Painted parakeet, Pyrrhura picta • Subandean parakeet, Pyrrhura subandina • Perija parakeet, Pyrrhura caeruleiceps • Venezuelan parakeet, Pyrrhura emma • 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-breasted parakeet, Pyrrhura albipectus • Flame-winged parakeet, Pyrrhura calliptera • Blood-eared parakeet, Pyrrhura hoematotis • Rose-crowned parakeet, Pyrrhura rhodocephala • Sulphur-winged parakeet, Pyrrhura hoffmanni ==Species photographs==

File:Pyrrhura cruentata -pet on a pole -2c.jpg|Blue-throated parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata) File:Maroon-bellied Conure (Pyrrhura frontalis) -on stump.jpg|Maroon-bellied parakeet(Pyrrhura frontalis) File:Two Green-Cheeked Conures.jpeg|Green-cheeked parakeet(Pyrrhura molinae) File:Pyrrhura perlata -pet-01.jpg|Crimson-bellied parakeet(Pyrrhura perlata) File:Pyrrhura lepida -pet-8.jpg|Pearly parakeet(Pyrrhura lepida) File:Rose-crowned Parakeet.jpg|Rose-crowned parakeet(Pyrrhura hoematotis) File:Pyrrhura hoffmanni -Costa Rica-4-4c.jpg|Sulphur-winged parakeet(Pyrrhura hoffmanni) File:Pyrrhura rupicola -captive-6a.jpg|Black-capped parakeet(Pyrrhura rupicola) File:Tiriba-de-testa-vermelha de lado.jpg|Domestic maroon-bellied parakeet(Pyrrhura frontalis) ==References==