Santa Marta parakeet

Santa Marta parakeet
Pyrrhura viridicata, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittacidae
Subfamily: Arinae
Tribe: Arini
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species: P. viridicata
Binomial name
Pyrrhura viridicata
Todd, 1913

The Santa Marta parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Colombia.

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

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