Rusty-faced Parrot

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Rusty-faced Parrot
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Hapalopsittaca
Species: H. amazonina
Binomial name
Hapalopsittaca amazonina
(Des Murs, 1845)

The Rusty-faced Parrot, Caïque À Face Rouge, Lorito Amazonino, or Perico Multicolor (Hapalopsittaca amazonina) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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