pronounce that bird name - help

[marriedchick26]

Ever since joining this forum and doing online research, I have come to realize just how many species of fids there are. I have been getting caught up in trying to pronounce some of those names. I was hoping some of you can take a few minutes to post the name of a bird then how to pronounce it
eg eclectus - eh-klec-tus. I just learned that one lol. I was calling it e-leck-tus.

Here are some other hard ones I can think of. I am sure you can come up with some others as well.

caique (I have been calling it "cake" lol)
pionus
timneh
Poicephalus
Touracos
Pyrrhura (conure)

[loganzheroz06]

caique (kye-eek)
pionus (pie-o-nus)that ones easy pronounced just how its spelt

hmm not to sure about the other ones either..

[ROYJOY]

yes kye-eek, but i like to say cake, its easier to remember.

im still having trouble with ara chloroptera (SP?)

[_Cass_]

Caique ( Ki-eek )

Piocelphalus ( Poi-Se-Fal-Us )

Timneh ( Tim-Na )

Hope that helps!

[Freedomoflight]

Pyrrhura (conure) - Pi-your-a

Caique- Kye-eeek or 'kike' or 'kak' or 'cake' the correct pronunciation is kike, but as that is not politically correct people say 'kye-eek'. To listen to a recording of these sounds you can go to Caique Crazy! and click on the little megaphones.