Rose-headed Parakeet

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Rose-headed Parakeet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species: P. rhodocephala
Binomial name
Pyrrhura rhodocephala
(Sclater & Salvin, 1871)

The Rose-headed Parakeet, Conure TĂȘte-de-feu, Cotorra Coronirroja, or Perico Cabecirrojo (Pyrrhura rhodocephala) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.

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