Pearly Parakeet

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Pearly Parakeet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species: P. lepida
Binomial name
Pyrrhura lepida
(Wagler, 1832)

The Pearly Parakeet, Conure Perlée, or Cotorra Pulcra (Pyrrhura lepida) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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