Flame-winged Parakeet

Pyrrhura calliptera (Massena & Souancé, 1854)

Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots

Flame-winged Parakeet, Pyrrhura calliptera, breeds in c Colombia in the eastern Andes. It is a parrot in the Psittacidae family, first described in 1854 by Massena and Souancé. Its range is confined to forest margins and shrubland at 1,700–3,400 m above sea level, where it occurs in fragmented, highly localised populations. The species is known from Boyacá, Cundinamarca and Casanare, and may also occur in Meta, Santander and Norte de Santander. It is recognised by the bright wing pattern that gives it its English name.

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Breeding range
South America: c Colombia
Flame-winged Parakeet
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