Rose-faced parrot

Rose-faced parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Genus:Pyrilia
Species: P. pulchra
Binomial name
Pyrilia pulchra
(Berlepsch, 1897)
Synonyms

Pionopsitta pulchra Berlepsch, 1897

Gypopsitta pulchra

The rose-faced parrot (Pyrilia pulchra) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the brown-hooded parrot (P. pulchra), and was formerly placed in Pionopsitta which is now monotypic. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrilia pulchra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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