Thick-billed parrot
| Thick-billed parrot | |
|---|---|
| Thick-billed parrots in a U.S. zoo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Rhynchopsitta |
| Species: | R. pachyrhyncha |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha (Swainson, 1827) | |
| Range map of thick-billed parrot orange:breeding, blue:non-breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macrocercus pachyrhynchus | |
The thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) is a medium-sized parrot endemic to Mexico that formerly ranged into the southwestern United States. Its position in parrot phylogeny is the subject of ongoing discussion; it is sometimes referred to as thick-billed macaw or thick-billed conure. In Mexico, it is locally called guacamaya ("macaw") or cotorra serrana ("mountain parrot"). Classified internationally as Endangered through IUCN, the thick-billed parrot's decline has been central to multiple controversies over wildlife management. In 2018, the estimated wild population in Mexico was 1,700.