Thick-billed Parrot
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African and New World Parrots

Thick-billed Parrot

Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha

ENEndangered Endemic to Mexico
Family
African and New World Parrots (Psittacidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

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.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Mountains of western Mexico (Sierra Madre Occidental).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.