Like the Macaws and Amazons, the Conures are native to South and Central America and the Caribbean. The (former) Latin name of many conures is "
Aratinga", - "little macaw".
Most Aratinga conures with plain green plumage or red on green have been moved to genus
Psittacara.
The Mitred Conure, Psittacara (prev. Aratinga) mitrata, has a red brow with red
extending around the white eye-ring and other red spots around the head of an otherwise green head, body and wings.
There is also red on the thigh. The parakeet is native to Andean Peru, Bolivia and north-western Argentina.
The amount of red plumage on the head of the Mitred Conure varies and can extend to patches on the body.
The underwing and undertail are yellow.
The Red-masked Conure, Psittacara (prev. Aratinga) erythrogenys, also called Cherry-headed,
is native to Peru and Ecuador. The red mask extends fully to cover the face.
(The young of several red-fronted conures look similar until the red plumage develops.)
The Red-fronted Conure/Parakeet, Psittacara (prev. Aratinga) wagleri,
had a confusing name as the Canicularis Orange-fronted is also called Red-fronted and several others have red brows/fronts.
It was also called Scarlet-fronted. It is native to Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela.
The larger Scarlet-fronted with grey iris, (Psittacara wagleri frontata),
above, has recently been subdivided and is now called the Cordilleran Conure/Parakeet (Psittacara frontata).
Native to southwestern Ecuador to southern Peru, P. f. frontata is also still called the Scarlet-fronted by
many and sometimes the Greater Cordilleran.
The smaller Red-fronted subspecies, Carriker's Conure, above, also with a red brow and slight red "shoulder",
is native to Peru's Andean valleys.
Carriker's used to be Psittacara wagleri minor, but is now
Psittacara frontata minor. Some call it the Lesser Cordilleran.
The Crimson-fronted or Finsch's Conure/Parakeet, Psittacara (prev. Aratinga) finschi,
is native to Central America.
Finsch's Crimson-fronted also has a red brow (not as extensive as the Red-fronted), some red at the shoulder
and underwing and a white eyering.