Parrots (Psittacidae)
Rusty-faced Parrot (Hapalopsittaca amazonina) - HBW 4, p. 461
French: Caïque à face rouge
German: Zwergamazone
Spanish: Lorito Amazonino
Taxonomy: Psittacus amazoninus Des Murs, 1845, Bogotá.
Forms superspecies with H. fuertesi and H. pyrrhops, and all three have commonly been considered conspecific. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- velezi Graves & Uribe Restrepo, 1989 - C Andes of Colombia.
- amazonina (Des Murs, 1845) - E Andes of Colombia.
- theresae (Hellmayr, 1915) - extreme E Colombia and NW Venezuela.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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Several inds feeding near the road for 15 minutes
Locality Soatá, Boyacá Department, Colombia (ssp amazonina)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 1 November 2008 2 years ago 2.5 -
One ind perched way high in top
Locality Río Blanco Reserve, Caldas Department, Colombia (ssp velezi)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 11 February 2012 1 year ago 2.1
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