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Perija Parakeet
Pyrrhura caeruleiceps Todd, 1947
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Perija Parakeet, Pyrrhura caeruleiceps, is a parrot of the Psittacidae family found in South America, east of Aguachica in Cesar and Norte de Santander in northern Colombia, and in the Perijá Mountains on the Colombia-Venezuela border. It was described by Todd in 1947. The species was once treated as a subspecies of the painted parakeet, but was later recognised as distinct. Two subspecies are known: P. c. caeruliceps in the Serranía del Perijá and P. c. pantchenko in the Perijá Mountains.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
- Breeding range
- South America: e of Aguachica, Cesar and Norte de Santander (n Colombia) and Perijá Mts. (Colombia-Venezuela border)
