Rufous-fronted parakeet

Rufous-fronted parakeet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittacidae
Subfamily: Arinae
Genus: Bolborhynchus
Species: B. ferrugineifrons
Binomial name
Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons
(Lawrence, 1880)

The rufous-fronted parakeet, (Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Colombia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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