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Santa Marta Parakeet
Conservation statusEndangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species: P. viridicata
Binomial name
Pyrrhura viridicata
Todd, 1913
The Santa Marta Parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Colombia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
* BirdLife International 2004. Pyrrhura viridicata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
