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Genus: Hapalopsittaca | Species: pyrrhops
Size:
23cm (9 in)
Weight:
Probably as in Rusty-faced Parrot: 97-115g (3.4-4 oz).
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults: dark red forehead and lores to area in front of cheeks and chin; crown and nape green with tint of blue; area behind cheeks and ear-coverts green, with green/yellow shafts; various feathers of abdomen tipped red. Bend of wing and carpal edge to lesser, outer middle and lesser underwing coverts deep red; tail green tipped purple. Bill horn-coloured with blue/grey base of upper mandible. Eye green/yellow.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adults but duller; duller red on face and bend of wing to lesser wing coverts.
Call:
Described as generally harsh and screechy. Two syllable calls. First part is rasping, second part higher-pitched. Will give calls while perched or feeding. Young sound different-chattering and laugh-like.
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Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
ML Media Collection Catalogue 65992, Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops, Krabbe, Niels, Loja, Ecuador, Nov. 11 1992, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
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Captive Status:
Unknown in aviculture.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
3
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not available
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
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World Population:
10,000-37,000 mature individuals, decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Very uncommon and local in Ecuador due to near-total deforestation at the elevation they live. Also rare in Peru.
Range:
Found on the slopes of the Andes in N Peru and S Ecuador.
Habitat:
Found from 2400-3500m (7872-11,480 ft). Inhabits wet upper montane forest in the temperate zone including mossy growth areas, open woodlands and shrubbery. Also reported in fragmented forest with varying degrees of degradation. Will tolerate secondary forest.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on Miconia fruits, Viburnum berries, Weinmannia shoots, flowers and seeds, Clethra flowers and pods, and parts of Ericaceous trees Cavendishia and Disterigma.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Gregarious, almost always seen in flocks of up to 20 birds. Resident, with local movements in response to food availability.
Clutch and Egg Size:
3 eggs
Breeding Season:
October–January, possibly also August. Nest is in cavity in tree.
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