Vulturine parrot
Pyrilia vulturina (Kuhl, 1820)
The vulturine parrot (Pyrilia vulturina) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 151.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the vulturine parrot
- Weight
- 151.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the vulturine parrot live?
Not recorded
What is the vulturine parrot?
The vulturine parrot (Pyrilia vulturina) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Brazil.
From the Wikipedia article “Vulturine parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vulturine_parrot&oldid=1315203369), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the vulturine parrot endangered?
The vulturine parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the vulturine parrot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusPyrilia
- SpeciesPyrilia vulturina (Kuhl, 1820)
Synonyms Caica vulturina, Gypopsitta vulturina, Pionopsitta vulturina, Psittacus vulturinus
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- ببغاء النسرArabic
- lloro vulturíCatalan
- amazónek kondoříCzech
- amazónek supíCzech
- parot fwlturaiddWelsh
- GribbepapegøjeDanish
- KahlkopfpapageiGerman
- vultura papagoEsperanto
- Lorito vulturinoSpanish
- kiilaspapagoiEstonian
- kaljunaama-arattiFinnish
- Caïque vautourinFrench
- gologlava papigaCroatian
- keselyűfejű papagájHungarian
- csupaszszemű papagájHungarian
- Pappagallo vulturinoItalian
- ハゲインコJapanese
- grifinė puošnioji papūgaLithuanian
- GierpapegaaiDutch
- gribbpapegøyeNorwegian
- barwinka sępiaPolish
- گرج طوطاWestern Panjabi
- curica-urubuPortuguese
- papagaio-abutrePortuguese
- Грифовый лоритоRussian
- Грифовый попугайRussian
- amazoňan supíSlovak
- Gologlavi papagajSerbian
- gampapegojaSwedish
- Akbabamsı PapağanTurkish
- каїка грифовийUkrainian
- 鹫鹦哥Chinese
- 鷲形鸚哥Chinese
Relatives of the vulturine parrot
Other species in the same genus Pyrilia.
Orange-cheeked parrot
Pyrilia barrabandi
Bald parrot
Pyrilia aurantiocephala
Caica parrot
Pyrilia caica
Brown-hooded parrot
Pyrilia haematotis
Rose-faced parrot
Pyrilia pulchra
Saffron-headed parrot
Pyrilia pyrilia
CompareVulturine parrot vs Orange-cheeked parrotVulturine parrot vs Bald parrotVulturine parrot vs Caica parrotVulturine parrot vs Brown-hooded parrot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the vulturine parrot?
An adult vulturine parrot weighs 151.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the vulturine parrot endangered?
The vulturine parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the vulturine parrot?
The vulturine parrot (Pyrilia vulturina) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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