Parrots (Psittacidae)
El Oro Parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi) - HBW 4, p. 443
French: Conure d'Orcès
German: Orcessittich
Spanish: Cotorra de El Oro
Other common names: El Oro Conure
Taxonomy: Pyrrhura orcesi Ridgely and Robbins, 1988, c. 9·5 road km west of Piñas, c. 900m, 3°40' S, 79°44' W, Province of El Oro, Ecuador.
Forms a superspecies with P. melanura. Monotypic.
Distribution: SW Ecuador.
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three birds in distant treetop Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 13 April 2011 44 weeks ago 54 sec 1.3
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family group perched on top of tree
Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 8 February 2010 2 years ago 2.6
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calls from a family group of four birds Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 8 February 2010 2 years ago 3
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