Blood-eared parakeet

The blood-eared parakeet (Pyrrhura hoematotis) or red-eared parakeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the Venezuelan Coastal Range.

Blood-eared parakeet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species:
P. hoematotis
Binomial name
Pyrrhura hoematotis

Description

it is mostly green but has a scarlet cap and blood coloured ears which how it gets its name.

Habitat

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

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhura hoematotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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