Perija Parakeet
Pyrrhura caeruleicepsTodd, WEC, 1947
English (US) Perija Parakeet
The Perija Parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
Range: west slope of eastern Andes of northern Colombia and Sierra de PerijáRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pyrrhura caeruleiceps
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Perija Parakeet
- Described by
- Todd, WEC, 1947
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pyrrhura subandina caeruleiceps
- Described by
- Todd, WEC, 1947
- Original description
- Annals of the Carnegie Museum 30 p.337
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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