50 C.F.R. § 15.33

Species included in the approved list

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(a) Captive-bred species. The list in this paragraph includes species of captive-bred exotic birds for which importation into the United States is not prohibited by section 15.11. The species are grouped taxonomically by order.

Species	Common name
Order Falconiiformes:
Buteo buteo	Common European buzzard.
Order Columbiformes:
Columba livia	Rock dove.
Order Psittaciformes:
Agapornis personata	Masked lovebird.
Agapornis roseicollis	Peach-faced lovebird.
Aratinga jandaya	Jendaya conure.
Barnardius barnardi	Mallee ringneck parrot.
Bolborhynchus lineola (blue form)	Lineolated parakeet (blue form).
Bolborhynchus lineola (yellow form)	Lineolated parakeet (yellow form).
Bolborhynchus lineola (white form)	Lineolated parakeet (white form).
Cyanoramphus auriceps	Yellow-fronted Parakeet.
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae	Red-fronted parakeet.
Forpus coelestis (lutino form)	Pacific parrotlet (lutino form).
Forpus coelestis (yellow form)	Pacific parrotlet (yellow form).
Forpus coelestis (blue form)	Pacific parrotlet (blue form).
Forpus coelestis (cinnamon form)	Pacific parrotlet (cinnamon form).
Melopsittacus undulatus	Budgerigar.
Neophema bourkii	Bourke's parrot.
Neophema chrysostoma	Blue-winged Parrot.
Neophema elegans	Elegant Parrot.
Neophema pulchella	Turquoise parrot.
Neophema splendida	Scarlet-chested parrot.
Nymphicus hollandicus	Cockatiel.
Platycercus adelaide	Adelaide rosella.
Platycercus adscitus	Pale-headed rosella.
Platycercus elegans	Crimson rosella.
Platycercus eximius	Eastern rosella
Platycercus icterotis	Western (stanley) rosella.
Platycercus venustus	Northern rosella.
Polytelis alexandrae	Princess parrot.
Polytelis anthopeplus	Regent parrot.
Polytelis swainsonii	Superb parrot.
Psephotus chrysopterygius¹	Golden-shouldered parakeet.
Psephotus haematonotus	Red-rumped parakeet.
Psephotus varius	Mulga parakeet.
Psittacula eupatria (blue form)	Alexandrine parakeet (blue form).
Psittacula eupatria (lutino form)	Alexandrine parakeet (lutino form).
Psittacula krameri manillensis	Indian ringneck parakeet.
Purpureicephalus spurius	Red-capped parrot.
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus	Scaly-breasted lorikeet.
Order Passeriformes:
Aegintha temporalis	Red-browed Finch.
Aidemosyne modesta	Cherry Finch.
Chloebia gouldiae	Gouldian finch.
Emblema guttata	Diamond Sparrow.
Emblema picta	Painted finch.
Lonchura castaneothorax	Chestnut-breasted finch.
Lonchura domestica	Society (=Bengalese) finch.
Lonchura pectoralis	Pictorella finch.
Neochmia ruficauda	Star finch.
Poephila acuticauda	Long-tailed grassfinch.
Poephila bichenovii	Double-barred finch.
Poephila cincta	Parson finch.
Poephila guttata	Zebra finch.
Poephila personata	Masked finch.
Serinus canaria	Common Canary.
¹Note: Permits are still required for this species under part 17 of this chapter.

(b) Non-captive-bred species. The list in this paragraph includes species of non-captive-bred exotic birds and countries for which importation into the United States is not prohibited by section 15.11. The species are grouped taxonomically by order, and may only be imported from the approved country, except as provided under a permit issued pursuant to subpart C of this part.

[59 FR 62262, Dec. 2, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 2093, Jan. 24, 1996; 82 FR 16540, Apr. 5, 2017]

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Org. of Prof'l Aviculturists, Inc. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., 130 F.4th 1307 (11th Cir. 2025).

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Org. of Prof'l Aviculturists, Inc. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., 130 F.4th 1307 (11th Cir. 2025). “See 50 C.F.R. § 15.33 (2017). Section 15.31 describes the “[c]riteria for including species in the approved list for captive-bred species,” and Section 15.”

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