Flame-winged Parakeet

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Flame-winged Parakeet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
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, Conure À Poitrine Brune, or Cotorra Pechiparda (Pyrrhura calliptera) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Colombia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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