Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Rose-faced Parrot (Pionopsitta pulchra)
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
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A pair allopreening. Los Cedros Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
Scott Olmstead 18 June 2008 1 year ago 33 sec 3.3 -
A bird perched in a tree Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 17 November 2009 11 weeks ago 22 sec 2
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A single bird perched in a tree. Los Cedros Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
Scott Olmstead 18 June 2008 14 weeks ago 4
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Small flock flying very fast. Jocotoco Foundation’s Canandé Station, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 19 October 2004 13 weeks ago 4
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