List of Psittaciformes by population

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This is a list of Psittaciformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list is not comprehensive, as not all Psittaciformes have had their numbers quantified. All numbers, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the notes, regard individuals in the wild only.

Species by global population

Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Glaucous macaw	Anodorhynchus glaucus	50	CR	Unknown	Maximum estimate. Updated from "Extinct" in 2000 due to persistent unverified reports of its existence.
New Caledonian lorikeet	Charmosyna diadema	50	CR	Unknown	Maximum estimate.
Red-throated lorikeet	Charmosyna amabilis	50	CR		Maximum estimate.
Spix's macaw	Cyanopsitta spixii	160	EW	Extinct in the Wild	All in Captivity.
Night parrot	Pezoporus occidentalis	50 – 250	EN		Numbers could be underestimated.
Grey-breasted parakeet	Pyrrhura griseipectus	50 – 249	CR
Blue-fronted lorikeet	Charmosyna toxopei	70 – 400	CR
Blue-winged racket-tail	Prioniturus verticalis	75 – 375	CR		"Probably."
Blue-throated macaw	Ara glaucogularis	350 – 400	CR		Estimate does not include captive individuals.
Kakapo	Strigops habroptilus	248	CR
Fuertes's parrot	Hapalopsittaca fuertesi	160	CR
Norfolk parakeet	Cyanoramphus cookii	240	CR		Minimum estimate.
Imperial amazon	Amazona imperialis	50	CR		Estimate does not include captive individuals.
Socorro parakeet	Aratinga brevipes	300	EN
Puerto Rican amazon	Amazona vittata	330 – 350	CR		280 captive, 50-70 wild.
Saint Lucia amazon	Amazona versicolor	350 – 500	VU
Brown-backed parrotlet	Touit melanonotus	350 – 1500	EN
Yellow-faced parrotlet	Forpus xanthops	350 – 1500	VU
Malherbe's parakeet	Cyanoramphus malherbi	450	CR
Red-vented cockatoo	Cacatua haematuropygia	550- 1200	CR
Réunion parakeet	Psittacula eques	580	EN
Stephen's lorikeet	Vini stepheni	720 – 1820	VU
Saint Vincent amazon	Amazona guildingii	734	VU
Golden parakeet	Guaruba guarouba	1000 – 2499	VU
Red-browed amazon	Amazona rhodocorytha	1000 – 2499	EN
Spot-winged parrotlet	Touit stictopterus	1000 – 2499	VU
Ultramarine lorikeet	Vini ultramarina	1000 – 2499	EN
Vinaceous-breasted amazon	Amazona vinacea	1000 – 2499	EN		Preliminary estimate.
Red-fronted macaw	Ara rubrogenys	1000 – 4000	EN
Yellow-eared parrot	Ognorhynchus icterotis	1103	EN
Lear's macaw	Anodorhynchus leari	1123	EN	Unknown
Red-necked amazon	Amazona arausiaca	1200 – 1500	VU
Palm lorikeet	Charmosyna palmarum	1500 – 4000	VU
Sun parakeet	Aratinga solstitialis	1500 – 4000	EN		Possibly overestimated.
Swift parrot	Lathamus discolor	1500 – 4000	CR
New Zealand kaka	Nestor meridionalis	1500 – 7000	EN
Kuhl's lorikeet	Vini kuhlii	2000	EN		Minimum estimate.
Antipodes parakeet	Cyanoramphus unicolor	2000 – 3000	VU
Rufous-fronted parakeet	Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons	2000 – 4000	EN
Blue lorikeet	Vini peruviana	2500 – 9999	VU
Blue-headed racket-tail	Prioniturus platenae	2500 – 9999	VU
Blue-naped parrot	Tanygnathus lucionensis	2500 – 9999	NT
Blue-winged macaw	Primolius maracana	2500 – 9999	NT
Golden-plumed parakeet	Leptosittaca branickii	2500 – 9999	VU
Mindanao lorikeet	Trichoglossus johnstoniae	2500 – 9999	NT
Hispaniolan parakeet	Aratinga chloroptera	2500 – 9999	VU
Montane racket-tail	Prioniturus montanus	2500 – 9999	NT
White-breasted parakeet	Pyrrhura albipectus	2500 – 9999	VU
Yellow-crested cockatoo	Cacatua sulphurea	2500 – 9999	CR
Yellow-shouldered amazon	Amazona barbadensis	2500 – 9999	VU
Thick-billed parrot	Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha	3000 – 6000	EN		Population may be overestimated.
Ouvea parakeet	Eunymphicus uvaeensis	3100 – 3200	EN
Maroon-fronted parrot	Rhynchopsitta terrisi	3500	EN
Black-cheeked lovebird	Agapornis nigrigenis	3500 – 15 000	VU
Black-winged lory	Eos cyanogenia	3500 – 15 000	VU
Black-lored parrot	Tanygnathus gramineus	3500 – 15 000	VU
El Oro parakeet	Pyrrhura orcesi	3500 – 15 000	EN
Golden-tailed parrotlet	Touit surdus	3500 – 15 000	VU
Green racket-tail	Prioniturus luconensis	3500 – 15 000	VU
Ochre-marked parakeet	Pyrrhura cruentata	3500 – 15 000	VU
Red-faced parrot	Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	3500 – 15 000	VU
Red-fronted parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	3500 – 15 000	VU
Rusty-faced parrot	Hapalopsittaca amazonina	3500 – 15 000	VU
Wallace's hanging parrot	Loriculus flosculus	3500 – 15 000	EN
White-naped lory	Lorius albidinucha	3500 – 15 000	NT
Great green macaw	Ara ambiguus	3700	EN		Maximum estimate.
Golden-shouldered parrot	Psephotus chrysopterygius	3750	EN
Red-tailed amazon	Amazona brasiliensis	4000 – 5500	VU
Mindanao racket-tail	Prioniturus waterstradti	5000	NT		Estimate dates from 1993.
Kea	Nestor notabilis	5000	VU		Preliminary estimate.
Flame-winged parakeet	Pyrrhura calliptera	5000 – 10 000	VU
Santa Marta parakeet	Pyrrhura viridicata	5000 – 10 000	EN
Crimson shining parrot	Prosopeia splendens	6000	VU
Hyacinth macaw	Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus	6500	EN
Yellow-headed amazon	Amazona oratrix	7000	EN		Estimate dates from 1994.
Saffron-headed parrot	Pyrilia pyrilia	7000	NT		Minimum estimate.
Lilac-crowned amazon	Amazona finschi	7000 – 10 000	VU
Princess parrot	Polytelis alexandrae	7500	NT		Preliminary estimate.
Horned parakeet	Eunymphicus cornutus	8000 – 9000	VU
New Caledonian parakeet	Cyanoramphus saisseti	8000 – 10 000	VU
Red-and-blue lory	Eos histrio	8200 – 21 400	EN
Cuban parakeet	Aratinga euops	10 000	VU
Jonquil parrot	Aprosmictus jonquillaceus	10 000	NT
Manu parrotlet	Nannopsittaca dachilleae	10 000	NT		Preliminary estimate.
Pearly parakeet	Pyrrhura lepida	10 000	VU
Red-masked parakeet	Aratinga erythrogenys	10 000	NT
Bald parrot	Pyrilia aurantiocephala	10 000	NT		Preliminary minimum estimate.
Golden-capped parakeet	Aratinga auricapillus	10 000	NT		Preliminary minimum estimate.
Salvadori's fig parrot	Psittaculirostris salvadorii	10 000	VU		Preliminary minimum estimate.
Long-billed black cockatoo	Calyptorhynchus baudinii	10 000 – 15 000	EN
Black-billed amazon	Amazona agilis	10 000 – 19 999	VU
Hispaniolan amazon	Amazona ventralis	10 000 – 19 999	VU		Preliminary estimate.
Lilian's lovebird	Agapornis lilianae	10 000 – 19 999	NT
Military macaw	Ara militaris	10 000 – 19 999	VU
Nicobar parakeet	Psittacula caniceps	10 000 – 19 999	NT
Tucumán amazon	Amazona tucumana	10 000 – 19 999	VU
Yellow-billed amazon	Amazona collaria	10 000 – 19 999	VU
Sangihe hanging parrot	Loriculus catamene	10 000 – 46 000	NT
Blue-headed macaw	Primolius couloni	10 000 – 70 000	VU		Estimate is considered conservative.
Salmon-crested cockatoo	Cacatua moluccensis	10 000 – 99 999	VU
Blue-eyed cockatoo	Cacatua ophthalmica	15 000	VU		Minimum estimate.
Bismarck hanging parrot	Loriculus tener	15 000 – 30 000	NT
Red-spectacled amazon	Amazona pretrei	16 300	VU		Estimate dates from 1997.
Glossy black cockatoo	Calyptorhynchus lathami	17 140	LC		Divided into three subspecies: C. L. lathami (1200), C. l. halmaturinus (140), & C. l. erebus (5000).
Hooded parrot	Psephotus dissimilis	20 000	LC
Turquoise parrot	Neophema pulchella	20 000	LC
Brown-hooded parrot	Pyrilia haematotis	20 000 – 49 999	LC
Mexican parrotlet	Forpus cyanopygius	20 000 – 49 999	LC
Pfrimer's parakeet	Pyrrhura pfrimeri	20 000 – 49 999	EN
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	20 000 – 49 999	LC
Yellow-naped amazon	Amazona auropalliata	20 000 – 49 999	VU
Yucatan amazon	Amazona xantholora	20 000 – 49 999	LC
Red-crowned parakeet	Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae	21 300 – 25 300	VU		Estimate is considered dated.
Regent parrot	Polytelis anthopeplus	21 500	LC		Divided into two subspecies: P. a. anthopeplusis (20 000) & P. a. monarchoides (1500).
Short-billed black cockatoo	Calyptorhynchus latirostris	40 000	EN
White cockatoo	Cacatua alba	43 000 – 183 000	VU		Estimate dates from 1993.
Yellow-breasted racket-tail	Prioniturus flavicans	45 000	NT
Brown lory	Chalcopsitta duivenbodei	50 000	LC		Minimum estimate dating from 1992.
Barred parakeet	Bolborhynchus lineola	50 000 – 499 999	LC
Masked shining parrot	Prosopeia personata	88 000	NT
White-crowned parrot	Pionus senilis	50 000 – 499 999	LC
Red-tailed black cockatoo	Calyptorhynchus banksii	100 000	LC		Minimum estimate.
Blue-streaked lory	Eos reticulata	100 000 – 499 999	NT
Long-billed corella	Cacatua tenuirostris	100 000 – 499 999	LC
Tanimbar corella	Cacatua goffiniana	100 000 – 499 999	NT
Fischer's lovebird	Agapornis fischeri	290 205 – 1 002 210	NT
Mealy amazon	Amazona farinosa	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Orange-chinned parakeet	Brotogeris jugularis	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Orange-fronted parakeet	Aratinga canicularis	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Olive-throated parakeet	Aratinga nana	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Red-lored amazon	Amazona autumnalis	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
White-fronted amazon	Amazona albifrons	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Cockatiel	Nymphicus hollandicus	≈ 1 000 000	LC
Budgerigar	Melopsittacus undulatus	≈ 5 000 000	LC

See also

• Lists of birds by population
• Lists of organisms by population