Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot – Loriculus beryllnus
Alexandrine Parakeet – Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Plum-headed Parakeet – Psittacula cyanocephala
Layard’s Parakeet – Psittacula calthropae
Singapore is in a unique position having both parrots that are native to South-east Asia and non-native parrots that are probably escaped pets who have learned to survive in the wild. Being such a small country, you may see these parrots in close proximity to each other.
Tanimbar Cockatoo (Cacatua goffiniana)[1] – C/EsRB – BB, BG, Changi Village, MF, SL, ST
Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) – U/EsRB – BG, Changi Village, Clementi, Dover Road, KR, MF, SJ, ST, TB
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) – R/Es – MF, ST
Umbrella Cockatoo (Cacatua alba) – R/Es – ST
Salmon-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) – R/Es – SP
Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) – R/Es – CF
African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) – R/Es – Dempsey Road
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) – VR/Es – Pasir Panjang
Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus) – R/R – CF
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) – U/RB – BB, BG, BT, CF, KR, MF
Vernal Hanging Parrot (Loriculus vernalis) – R/Es – BG
Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) – C/EsRB – Tall tree areas
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) – U/EsRB – BG, KB, PU, PY, SG, SL, SP
Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) – C/RB – Tall tree areas
Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata) – R/Es – PY
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) – R/Es – CR
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) – U/EsRB – BG, JL
Red Lory (Eos bornea) – R/Es – BG
Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata) – R/Es – BG
Blue-eared Lory (Eos semilarvata) – R/Es – BG
Peach-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) – VR/Es – CF, Pasir Panjang
Abundance
| VC = Very Common | C = Common | U = Uncommon |
| R = Rare | VR = Very Rare | Ex = Extinct |
Status
| I = Introduced | rI = Reintroduced | Es = Escapee |
| O = Ornamental | F = Free-ranging | RB = Resident Breeder |
| R = Resident | WV = Winter Visitor | PM = Passage Migrant |
| MB = Migrant Breeder | V = Vagrant | NBV = Non-breeding Visitor |
Birding spots
| AP = Admiralty Park | BB = Bukit Batok | BC = Bukit Brown Cemetery |
| BG = Botanic Gardens | BT = Bukit Timah | BW = Bidadari/Woodleigh |
| CF = Central Forests | CR = Changi Reclaimed Land | FC = Fort Canning |
| JL = Jurong Lake | JS = Johor Strait | KB = Khatib Bongsu |
| KD = Kranji Dam/Reservoir | KM = Kranji Marsh | KR = Kent Ridge Park |
| LH = Lorong Halus | ME = Marina East | MF = Mt Faber |
| MM = Mandai Mudflat | MS = Marina South | NT = Neo Tiew Lane |
| PB = Pedra Blanca | PG = Punggol Grassland | PH = Pulau Hantu |
| PP = Pulau Punggol | PR = Pasir Ris | PS = Pulau Semakau |
| PT = Pulau Tekong | PU = Pulau Ubin | PY = Poyan |
| SB = Sungei Buloh | SE = Serangoon Estuary | SG = Simpang Grassland |
| SJ = St John’s Island | SL = Seletar | SP = Sembawang Park |
| SS = Singapore Strait | ST = Sentosa | TB = Telok Blangah Hill |
| TG = Tuas Grassland | TP = Tampines | WC = West Coast |
Cuban Amazon – Amazona leucocephala
Orange winged Amazon – Amazona amzonica
Yellow crowned Amazon – Amazona orocephala
Cuban Amazon – Amazona leucocephala
Cuban Parakeet – Aratinga euops
Cuban Amazon – Amazona leucocephala
Brown-throated Parakeet – Aratinga pertinax
Red-necked Parrot – Amazona arausiaca
Imperial Parrot – Amazona imperialis
Hispaniolan Parakeet – Aratinga chloroptera
Olive-throated Parakeet – Aratinga nana
Hispaniolan Amazon – Amazona ventralis
Hispaniolan Parakeet – Aratinga chloroptera
Hispaniolan Amazon – Amazona ventralis
Olive-throated Parakeet – Aratinga nana
Green-rumped Parrotlet – Forpus passerinus
Yellow-billed Amazon – Amazona collaria
Black-billed Amazon – Amazona agilis
Brown-throated Parakeet – Aratinga pertinax
Green-rumped Parrotlet – Forpus passerinus
White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis
Yellow-shouldered Amazon – Amazona barbadensis
Orange-winged Amazon – Amazona amazonica
(They have only ONE endemic parrot – Puerto Rican Amazon and LOTS of introduced parrots)
Tanimbar Corella (old name: Goffin’s Cockatoo) – Cacatua goffiniana[1] (I)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo – Cacatua galerita (I)
White Cockatoo – Cacatua alba (I)
Budgerigar – Melopsittacus undulatus (I)
Red-masked Parakeet – Aratinga erythrogenys (I)
Hispaniolan Parakeet – Aratinga chloroptera (A)
Brown-throated Parakeet – Aratinga pertinax (I)
Orange-fronted Parakeet – Aratinga canicularis (I)
Nanday Parakeet – Nandayus nenday (I)
Monk Parakeet – Myiopsitta monachus (I)
Canary-winged Parakeet – Brotogeris versicolorus (I)
Hispaniolan Amazon – Amazona ventralis (I)
Puerto Rican Amazon – Amazona vittata (Endemic)
White-fronted Amazon – Amazona albifrons (I)
Red-crowned Amazon – Amazona viridigenalis (I)
Yellow-headed Amazon – Amazona oratrix (I)
Orange-winged Amazon – Amazona amazonica (I)
Saint Lucia Amazon – Amazona versicolor
Saint Vincent Amazon – Amazona guildingii
Blue-and-yellow Macaw – Ara ararauna Trinidad only
Scarlet Macaw – Ara macao Trinidad only
Red-bellied Macaw – Orthopsittaca manilata Trinidad only
Red-shouldered Macaw – Diopsittaca nobilis Trinidad only
White-eyed Parakeet – Aratinga leucophthalmus Trinidad only
Green-rumped Parrotlet – Forpus passerinus
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet – Touit batavica Trinidad only
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet – Touit huetii
Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus Trinidad only
Yellow-crowned Parrot – Amazona ochrocephala Trinidad only
Orange-winged Parrot – Amazona amazonica
Blue-crowned Parakeet – Aratinga acuticaudata
White-eyed Parakeet – Aratinga leucophthalmus
Nanday Parakeet – Nandayus nenday
Burrowing Parrot – Cyanoliseus patagonus
Maroon-bellied Parakeet – Pyrrhura frontalis
Monk Parakeet – Myiopsitta monachus
Red-spectacled Parrot – Amazona pretrei
Hyacinth Macaw – Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Blue-and-yellow Macaw – Ara ararauna
Red-and-green Macaw – Ara chloroptera
Blue-winged Macaw – Primolius maracana
Golden-collared Macaw – Primolius auricollis
Blue-crowned Parakeet – Aratinga acuticaudata
White-eyed Parakeet – Aratinga leucophthalmus
Peach-fronted Parakeet – Aratinga aurea
Nanday Parakeet – Nandayus nenday
Blaze-winged Parakeet – Pyrrhura devillei
Maroon-bellied Parakeet – Pyrrhura frontalis
Green-cheeked Parakeet- Pyrrhura molinae
Monk Parakeet – Myiopsitta monachus
Blue-winged Parrotlet – Forpus xanthopterygius
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet – Brotogeris chiriri
Pileated Parrot – Pionopsitta pileata
Scaly-headed Parrot – Pionus maximiliani
Red-spectacled Parrot – Amazona pretrei
Blue-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva
Vinaceous Parrot – Amazona vinacea
Military Macaw – Ara militaris
Great Green Macaw – Ara ambigua
Scarlet Macaw – Ara macao
Crimson-fronted Parakeet – Aratinga finschi
Olive-throated Parakeet – Aratinga nana
Orange-fronted Parakeet – Aratinga canicularis
Sulphur-winged Parakeet – Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Barred Parakeet – Bolborhynchus lineola
Orange-chinned Parakeet – Brotogeris jugularis
Red-fronted Parrotlet – Touit costaricensis
Brown-hooded Parrot – Pionopsitta haematotis
Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus
White-crowned Parrot- Pionus senilis
White-fronted Amazon – Amazona albifrons
Red-lored Amazon – Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-crowned Amazon – Amazona ochrocephala
Yellow-naped Amazon – Amazona auropalliata
Mealy Amazon – Amazona farinosa
Mindanao Lorikeet – Trichoglossus johnstoniae
Guaiabero – Bolbopsittacus lunulatus
Luzon Racquet-tail – Prioniturus montanus
Mindanao Racquet-tail – Prioniturus waterstradti
Blue-headed Racquet-tail – Prioniturus platenae
Green Racquet-tail – Prioniturus luconensis
Blue-crowned Racquet-tail – Prioniturus discurus
Blue-winged Racquet-tail – Prioniturus verticalis
Great-billed Parrot – Tanygnathus megalorynchos
Blue-naped Parrot – Tanygnathus lucionensis
Blue-backed Parrot – Tanygnathus sumatranus
Philippine Hanging Parrot – Loriculus philippensis
Camiguin Hanging Parrot – Loriculus (philippensis) camiguinensis
Blue-and-yellow Macaw – Ara ararauna
Great Green Macaw – Ara ambigua
Scarlet Macaw – Ara macao
Red-and-green Macaw – Ara chloroptera
Chestnut-fronted Macaw – Ara severa
Crimson-fronted Parakeet – Aratinga finschi
Brown-throated Parakeet – Aratinga pertinax
Olive-throated Parakeet – Aratinga nana
Azuero Parakeet – Pyrrhura eisenmanni (E)
Sulphur-winged Parakeet – Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Barred Parakeet – Bolborhynchus lineola
Spectacled Parrotlet – Forpus conspicillatus
Orange-chinned Parakeet – Brotogeris jugularis
Red-fronted Parrotlet – Touit costaricensis
Blue-fronted Parrotlet – Touit dilectissima
Brown-hooded Parrot – Pionopsitta haematotis
Saffron-headed Parrot – Pionopsitta pyrilia
Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus
White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis
Red-lored Amazon – Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-crowned Amazon – Amazona ochrocephala
Mealy Amazon – Amazona farinosa
There are a lot of countries in Africa and there may be more that have parrots, but since this is an eco-tourism blog, I will concentrate on the ones that can be reached using frequent flyer miles and have some tourism infrastructure. They will be listed alphabetically by country.
Peach-faced Lovebird – Agapornis roseicollis
Brown-necked Parrot – Poicephalus robustus
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Senegal Parrot – Poicephalus senegalus
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Black-collared Lovebird – Agapornis swinderniana
Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus
Red-fronted Parrot – Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Niam-Niam Parrot – Poicephalus crassus
Senegal Parrot – Poicephalus senegalus
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Black-collared Lovebird – Agapornis swinderniana
Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus
Red-fronted Parrot – Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Niam-Niam Parrot – Poicephalus crassus
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Black-collared Lovebird – Agapornis swindernianus
Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus
Brown-necked Parrot- Poicephalus robustus
Red-fronted Parrot- Poicephalus gulielmi
Senegal Parrot – Poicephalus senegalus
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Black-collared Lovebird – Agapornis swinderniana
Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus
Brown-necked Parrot – Poicephalus robustus
Red-fronted Parrot – Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Niam-Niam Parrot – Poicephalus crassus
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Black-winged Lovebird – Agapornis taranta
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Red-bellied Parrot – Poicephalus rufiventris
Yellow-fronted Parrot – Poicephalus flavifrons
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Black-collared Lovebird – Agapornis swindernianus
Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus
Brown-necked Parrot- Poicephalus robustus
Red-fronted Parrot- Poicephalus gulielmi
Senegal Parrot – Poicephalus senegalus
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Fischer’s Lovebird – Agapornis fischeri
Yellow-collared Lovebird – Agapornis personatus
Grey Parrot – Psittacus erithacus
Red-fronted Parrot – Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Red-bellied Parrot – Poicephalus rufiventris
Greater Vasa Parrot – Coracopsis vasa
Lesser Vasa Parrot – Coracopsis nigra
Grey-headed Lovebird – Agapornis canus
Lilian’s Lovebird – Agapornis lilianae
Brown-necked Parrot – Poicephalus robustus
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Mauritius Parakeet – Psittacula echo
Gray-headed Lovebird – Agapornis canus
Peach-faced Lovebird – Agapornis roseicollis
Lilian’s Lovebird – Agapornis lilianae
Black-cheeked Lovebird – Agapornis nigrigenis
Brown-necked Parrot – Poicephalus robustus
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Rüppell’s Parrot – Poicephalus rueppellii
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus
Brown-necked Parrot- Poicephalus robustus
Senegal Parrot – Poicephalus senegalus
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Brown-necked Parrot- Poicephalus robustus
Senegal Parrot – Poicephalus senegalus
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri Introduced
Peach-faced Lovebird – Agapornis roseicollis
Brown-necked Parrot – Poicephalus fuscicollis
Cape Parrot – Poicephalus robustus
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Gray-headed Lovebird – Agapornis canus
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Fischer’s Lovebird – Agapornis fischeri
Yellow-collared Lovebird – Agapornis personatus
Lilian’s Lovebird – Agapornis lilianae
Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus
Brown-necked Parrot – Poicephalus robustus
Red-fronted Parrot – Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Red-bellied Parrot – Poicephalus rufiventris
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius
Black-collared Lovebird – Agapornis swinderniana
Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus
Brown-necked Parrot – Poicephalus robustus
Red-fronted Parrot – Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Lilian’s Lovebird – Agapornis lilianae
Black-cheeked Lovebird – Agapornis nigrigenis
Brown-necked Parrot – Poicephalus robustus
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Lilian’s Lovebird – Agapornis lilianae
Black-cheeked Lovebird – Agapornis nigrigenis
Brown-necked Parrot – Poicephalus robustus
Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri
Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Palm Cockatoo – Probosciger aterrimus
Little Corella – Cacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo – Cacatua galerita
Blue-eyed Cockatoo – Cacatua ophthalmica
Black Lory – Chalcopsitta atra
Brown Lory – Chalcopsitta duivenbodei
Yellow-streaked Lory – Chalcopsitta sintillata
Cardinal Lory – Chalcopsitta cardinalis
Dusky Lory – Pseudeos fuscata
Rainbow Lorikeet – Trichoglossus haematodus
Goldie’s Lorikeet – Psitteuteles goldiei
Purple-bellied Lory – Lorius hypoinochrous
Black-capped Lory – Lorius lory
White-naped Lory – Lorius albidinuchus
Red-chinned Lorikeet – Charmosyna rubrigularis
Striated Lorikeet – Charmosyna multistriata
Pygmy Lorikeet – Charmosyna wilhelminae
Red-fronted Lorikeet – Charmosyna rubronotata
Red-flanked Lorikeet – Charmosyna placentis
Fairy Lorikeet – Charmosyna pulchella
Josephine’s Lorikeet – Charmosyna josefinae
Papuan Lorikeet – Charmosyna papou
Plum-faced Lorikeet – Oreopsittacus arfaki
Yellow-billed Lorikeet – Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
Orange-billed Lorikeet – Neopsittacus pullicauda
Pesquet’s Parrot – Psittrichas fulgidus
Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot – Micropsitta keiensis
Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot – Micropsitta pusio
Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot – Micropsitta bruijnii
Meek’s Pygmy Parrot – Micropsitta meeki
Finsch’s Pygmy Parrot – Micropsitta finschii
Orange-breasted Fig-parrot – Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii
Double-eyed Fig-parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Large Fig-parrot – Psittaculirostris desmarestii
Edwards’s Fig-parrot – Psittaculirostris edwardsii
Painted Tiger Parrot – Psittacella picta
Brehm’s Tiger Parrot – Psittacella brehmii
Modest Tiger Parrot – Psittacella modesta
Madarasz’s Tiger Parrot- Psittacella madaraszi
Red-cheeked Parrot – Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Blue-collared Parrot – Geoffroyus simplex
Singing Parrot – Geoffroyus heteroclitus
Great-billed Parrot – Tanygnathus megalorynchos
Eclectus Parrot – Eclectus roratus
Papuan King Parrot – Alisterus chloropterus
Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus
Papuan Hanging Parrot- Loriculus aurantiifrons
Green-fronted Hanging Parrot – Loriculus tener