El Oro Parakeet
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Pyrrhura orcesi Ridgely & Robbins, 1988 |
The El Oro Parakeet, Conure D'Orcès, Cotorra De El Oro, or Perico De El Oro (Pyrrhura orcesi) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Pyrrhura orcesi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.