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El Oro Parakeet

Conservation status

Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species: P. orcesi
Binomial name
Pyrrhura orcesi
Ridgely & Robbins, 1988

The El Oro Parakeet, Conure D'Orcès, Cotorra De El Oro, or Perico De El Oro (Pyrrhura orcesi) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

* BirdLife International 2004. Pyrrhura orcesi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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