Fiery-shouldered parakeet

Fiery-shouldered parakeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species:
P. egregia
Binomial name
Pyrrhura egregia
(Sclater, PL, 1881)

The fiery-shouldered parakeet (Pyrrhura egregia), also known as the fiery-shouldered conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. There are two subspecies, P. e. egregia and P. e. obscura.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhura egregia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685843A93089248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685843A93089248.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.