Caique
| Caiques | |
|---|---|
| Black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Genus: | Pionites Heine, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus melanocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
| |
| Ranges of black-headed parrot (green) and white-bellied parrot complex overlap | |
Caique (/kaɪˈiːk/ or /kɑːˈiːk/) refers to a group of four species of parrots in the genus Pionites endemic to the Amazon Basin in South America.
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