''Cyanoliseus'' is a genus of parrot that contains a single living species, the

burrowing parrot The burrowing parrot (''Cyanoliseus patagonus''), also known as the burrowing parakeet or the Patagonian conure, is a species of parrot native to Argentina and Chile. It belongs to the Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus ''Cyanoliseus'', with four s ...

''(Cyanoliseus patagonus)''. Two fossil species are known from the

Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( ; referred to colloquially as the ''ice age, Ice Age'') is the geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was fin ...

: '' Cyanoliseus patagonopsis'' and '' Cyanoliseus ensenadensis'', which was formerly placed in ''

Pionus ''Pionus'' is a genus of medium-sized parrots native to Mexico, and Central and South America. Characteristic of the genus are the chunky body, bare eye ring (which can vary in color), and short square tail. They are superficially similar to Am ...

''. Both fossils have been found in

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

and are among the few extinct prehistoric representatives of extant parrot genera.

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Bird genera Bird genera with one living species Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte Arini (tribe) {{parrot-stub