Flame-winged parakeet

Flame-winged parakeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species:
P. calliptera
Binomial name
Pyrrhura calliptera
(Massena & Souancé, 1854)

The flame-winged parakeet (Pyrrhura calliptera), also known as the brown-breasted parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to forest edge and shrub at altitudes of 1,700–3,400 m (5,600–11,200 ft) above sea level on the east Andean slope in Colombia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Pyrrhura calliptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22685867A179575031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22685867A179575031.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.