Rose-faced Parrots
Splendour Parrots
Status / Distribution:
CITES II - Endangered Species 
Distribution: western Colombia south to western Ecuador
Green; forehead, lores, rear cheeks and ear-coverts as well as narrow line above eye rose pink; forward cheek area whitish-pink; narrow black band borders face; crown and nape greyish-brown; back of neck continuing round to breast olive-yellow; bend of wing and lesser under wing-coverts orange-yellow; median wing-coverts blue; edge of wing and outer secondary-coverts violet-blue: primary-coverts black; primaries dull black; under tail-coverts yellowish-green; middle tail feathers green with dark blue tips, inner webs of outer tail feathers red. Bill horn-coloured; periophthalmic ring whitish; iris pale yellow; feet brown.
Female as male, but on average smaller.
Immatures lack full colouring to face; crown and nape greenish; breast interspersed with green; iris darker.
Length: 24 cm (9.5 ins)
Taxonomy:
Genus: Scientific: Pionopsitta ... English: Splendour Parrots ... Dutch: Prachtpapegaaien ... German Zierpapageien ... French: Caica Species: Scientific: Pionopsitta pulchra aka Gyopsitta pulchra ... English: Rose-faced Parrot ... Dutch: Rosewangpapegaai ... German: Rosenpapagei ... French: Perroquet à face rose
Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots
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