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Rose-crowned Parakeet

Pyrrhura rhodocephala(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)

English (US) Rose-crowned Parakeet

The Rose-crowned Parakeet (Pyrrhura rhodocephala) 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: Andes of western Venezuela (Mérida, Táchira, and Trujillo)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Pyrrhura rhodocephala
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Rose-crowned Parakeet
Described by
(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Conurus rhodocephalus
Described by
(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)
Type locality
Vicinity of Merida, Venezuela.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.3 p.787

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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