Rose-crowned parakeet

Rose-crowned parakeet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittacidae
Subfamily: Arinae
Tribe: Arini
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species: P. rhodocephala
Binomial name
Pyrrhura rhodocephala
(Sclater & Salvin, 1871)

The rose-crowned parakeet (Pyrrhura rhodocephala) also known as rose-headed parakeet, conure tête-de-feu, rose-crowned conure, or perico cabecirrojo is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.

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

References


[PDF]ALGUNAS NOTAS SOBRE EL PERICO CABEZA ROJA ... cires.org.ve/pdf/zoocriaderos-v1n1a06.pdf de HF AGUILAR - Citado por 4 - Artículos relacionados 30/4/1996 - El Perico Cabeza Roja Pyrrhura rhodocephala se encuentra distribuido en los Estados .... algunas notas sobre el cautiverio de la especie.

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