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Rose-fronted Parakeet
Pyrrhura roseifrons (Gray, GR, 1859)
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Rose-fronted Parakeet, Pyrrhura roseifrons, is a parrot of western Amazonia in South America, breeding in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. It belongs to the family Psittacidae and was described by Gray in 1859. It is a forest bird of lowland evergreen woodland and adjoining openings, with records in Peru up to 1,650 m and a single confirmed Ecuadorian record at 875 m. The nominate form has a bright red crown and face, while the other named subspecies differ in the tones and patterning of the head and underparts.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
- Breeding range
- South America: w Amazonia
