El Oro parakeet  (Pyrrhura orcesi)

Adult El Oro parakeet at nest entrance, as researcher monitors nest

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae
Genus Pyrrhura (1)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description

Information on the El Oro parakeet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (March, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org