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Pyrrhura roseifrons

This page refers to the South American species of the genus Pyrrhura. The name "Red-crowned Parakeet" has also been used to refer to two Pacific species, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae and Cyanoramphus saissetti.

[edit] Identification

22cm. Green, dark red belly, rump and tail-tip (tail all dark red from below), grey-scaled chest, grey legs and a white eyering.

[edit] Distribution

Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.

[edit] Taxonomy

Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Painted Parakeet.

[edit] Habitat

Humid lowland forest.

[edit] Behaviour

Its diet includes fruits, seeds and flowers.

The nest is placed in a tree cavity.

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