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Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Conservation statusLeast Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species: P. melanura
Binomial name
Pyrrhura melanura
(Spix, 1824)
The Maroon-tailed Parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
Source
* BirdLife International 2004. Pyrrhura melanura. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
