The Hapalopsittaca genus includes four Neotropical species; all are native to the Andes of South America.
The species are small but stocky parrots about 22-24 cm long and mainly green.
While the population of the Black-winged Parrot is stable, the Rusty-faced Parrot and Red-faced Parrot are vulnerable and Fuertes’s Parrot (also known as the Indigo-winged Parrot) is critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List.