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Grey-cheeked Parakeet
Conservation status
Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Brotogeris
Species: B. pyrrhoptera
Binomial name
Brotogeris pyrrhoptera
(Latham, 1801)
The Grey-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
* BirdLife International 2004. Brotogeris pyrrhoptera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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