Cyanoramphus
The Cyanoramphus genus includes several small to medium sized parakeets with long tails and a general green plumage native to New Zealand and several islands in the southern Pacific Ocean.
Four species are sadly extinct while others are vulnerable or critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List.
Species
Cyanoramphus auriceps
Yellow-crowned Parakeet
Cyanoramphus cookii
Norfolk Parakeet
Cyanoramphus erythrotis
Macquarie Parakeet
Cyanoramphus forbesi
Chatham Parakeet
Cyanoramphus hochstetteri
Reischek’s Parakeet
Cyanoramphus malherbi
Malherbe’s Parakeet
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Red-crowned Parakeet
Cyanoramphus saisseti
New Caledonian Parakeet
Cyanoramphus subflavescens
Lord Howe Parakeet
Cyanoramphus ulietanus
Raiatea Parakeet
Cyanoramphus unicolor
Antipodes Parakeet
Cyanoramphus zealandicus
Black-fronted Parakeet
Photo Credits
- Antipodes Parakeet : Brent Barrett
Licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license. - Norfolk Parakeet : David Cook
Licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC 2.0 license.