Parrots (Psittacidae)
Rose-faced Parrot (Pionopsitta pulchra) - HBW 4, p. 458
French: Caïque à joues roses
German: Rosenwangenpapagei
Spanish: Lorito Carirrosado
Other common names: Beautiful Parrot
Taxonomy: Pionopsitta pulchra Berlepsch, 1897, San José, Río Dagua, Colombia.
Forms a parapatric species pair with P. haematotis, with which considered conspecific in past. Monotypic.
Distribution: Lowlands and foothills of W Colombia and NW Ecuador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair allopreening. Locality Los Cedros Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
Scott Olmstead 18 June 2008 4 years ago 33 sec 3.6 -
A bird perched in a tree Locality Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 17 November 2009 3 years ago 22 sec 2
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A pair on a branch
Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 24 September 2012 25 weeks ago 4 -
A single bird perched in a tree.
Locality Los Cedros Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
Scott Olmstead 18 June 2008 3 years ago 4
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Small flock flying very fast. Locality Jocotoco Foundation’s Canandé Station, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 19 October 2004 3 years ago 4
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