Red-faced parrot
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Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops

The red-faced parrot (Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops ) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is a part of the subspecies monotypic.

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Historically, the red-faced parrot was treated as a subspecies of the Rusty-faced parrot (Hapalopsittaca amazonia). However, a 1989 study by Graves & Uribe Restrepo found substantial evidence to regard it as its own species.

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Distribution

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Currently, the red-faced parrot has only been found in Ecuador and Peru, mostly between the eastern Andes mountain range of southern Ecuador and the northwest region of Peru. More specifically, they inhabit mild forests of the provinces of Azuay, Loja and Morona-Santiago and the Piura department in Peru (Toyne et al.). They are also found in Selva Alegre which has the largest population of red-faced parrots. It’s natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. They have been noted to reside in shrubby growth next to páramo. This parrot is known to have vocalizations to find other flocks of birds in their area.

Red-faced parrot habitat map

Biome

Red-faced parrot habitat map
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Habits and Lifestyle

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Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

In the main habitat of the red-faced parrot, they feed on a variety of foods. These include flowers and seeds, miconia fruits, viburnum berries, weinmannia shoots, and parts of ericaceous trees.

Mating Habits

The months between August and January are the red-faced parrots' ideal breeding months. These birds nest in trees and usually lay between two and three eggs. At this time, not much is known about the red-faced parrots' breeding behaviors.

References

1. Red-faced parrot Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-faced_parrot
2. Red-faced parrot on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22686168/93100803
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/671953

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