and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons. Laughing falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans Barred forest-falcon, Micrastur ruficollis Lined forest-falcon, Micrastur gilvicollis Cryptic forest-falcon, Micrastur mintoni Slaty-backed forest-falcon, Micrastur mirandollei Collared forest-falcon, Micrastur semitorquatus Buckley's forest-falcon, Micrastur buckleyi Crested caracara, Caracara plancus Red-throated caracara, Ibycter americanus Black caracara, Daptrius ater Yellow-headed caracara, Milvago chimachima Chimango caracara, Milvago chimango Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (V) American kestrel, Falco sparverius Merlin, Falco columbarius (V) Bat falcon, Falco rufigularis Orange-breasted falcon, Falco deiroleucus Aplomado falcon, Falco femoralis Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinusNew World and African parrots Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittacidae Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back. Scarlet-shouldered parrotlet, Touit huetii Sapphire-rumped parrotlet, Touit purpuratus Brown-backed parrotlet, Touit melanonotus (E) (vulnerable) Golden-tailed parrotlet, Touit surdus (E) (vulnerable) Tepui parrotlet, Nannopsittaca panychlora Amazonian parrotlet, Nannopsittaca dachilleae Monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus Tui parakeet, Brotogeris sanctithomae Plain parakeet, Brotogeris tirica (E) Canary-winged parakeet, Brotogeris versicolurus Yellow-chevroned parakeet, Brotogeris chiriri Cobalt-winged parakeet, Brotogeris cyanoptera Golden-winged parakeet, Brotogeris chrysoptera Pileated parrot, Pionopsitta pileata Blue-bellied parrot, Triclaria malachitacea (E) (near-threatened) Orange-cheeked parrot, Pyrilia barrabandi Caica parrot, Pyrilia caica Bald parrot, Pyrilia aurantiocephala (E) Vulturine parrot, Pyrilia vulturina (E) Dusky parrot, Pionus fuscus Scaly-headed parrot, Pionus maximiliani Blue-headed parrot, Pionus menstruus Short-tailed parrot, Graydidascalus brachyurus Yellow-faced parrot, Alipiopsitta xanthops (near-threatened) Festive parrot, Amazona festiva Vinaceous-breasted parrot, Amazona vinacea (endangered) Red-spectacled parrot, Amazona pretrei (E) (vulnerable) Red-lored parrot, Amazona autumnalis Blue-cheeked parrot, Amazona dufresniana (near-threatened) Red-browed parrot, Amazona rhodocorytha (E) (vulnerable) Yellow-crowned parrot, Amazona ochrocephala Turquoise-fronted parrot, Amazona aestiva Mealy parrot, Amazona farinosa Kawall's parrot, Amazona kawalli (E) Red-tailed parrot, Amazona brasiliensis (E) (near-threatened) Orange-winged parrot, Amazona amazonica Dusky-billed parrotlet, Forpus modestus Riparian parrotlet, Forpus crassirostris Cobalt-rumped parrotlet, Forpus xanthopterygius Green-rumped parrotlet, Forpus passerinus Black-headed parrot, Pionites melanocephalus White-bellied parrot, Pionites leucogaster Red-fan parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus Ochre-marked parakeet, Pyrrhura cruentata (E) (vulnerable) Blaze-winged parakeet, Pyrrhura devillei Maroon-bellied parakeet, Pyrrhura frontalis Pearly parakeet, Pyrrhura lepida (E) (vulnerable) Crimson-bellied parakeet, Pyrrhura perlata Green-cheeked parakeet, Pyrrhura molinae Pfrimer's parakeet, Pyrrhura pfrimeri (E) Gray-breasted parakeet, Pyrrhura griseipectus (E) Maroon-faced parakeet, Pyrrhura leucotis (E) Painted parakeet, Pyrrhura picta Santarem parakeet, Pyrrhura amazonum Bonaparte's parakeet, Pyrrhura lucianii Rose-fronted parakeet, Pyrrhura roseifrons Fiery-shouldered parakeet,