Species of Hapalopsittaca / Hapalopsittica
The Red-faced Parrot (hapalopsittaca pyrrhops) forms superspecies with the Rusty-faced Parrots (Hapalopsittaca amazonina amazonina) and Fuertes's Parrots (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi), and all three have commonly been considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same species).
The Red-faced Parrot and the Fuertes's Parrot are considered monotypic ( genus consisting of only one species).
Black-winged Parrots (Hapalopsittaca melanotis melanotis - Lafresnaye, 1847)
Subspecies:
- Peruvian Black-winged Parrots (Hapalopsittaca melanotis peruviana - Carriker, 1932)
Rusy-faced Parrots (Hapalopsittaca amazonina amazonina - Des Murs, 1845)
Subspecies:
- Hellmayr's Rusty-faced Parrots (Hapalopsittaca amazonina theresae - Hellmayr, 1915)
- Vélez's Rusty-faced Parrots (Hapalopsittaca amazonina velezi - G. R. Graves & Restrepo, 1989)
Fuertes's Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi - Chapman, 1912)
Red-faced Parrot ( Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops - Salvin, 1876)
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