© Charlotte Byers
© Charlotte Byers
© Nick Athanas

Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops

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Identification

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Rare and threatened parrot found only in high Andean forest in southern Ecuador and adjacent parts of northern Peru. Small compared to most other parrots. Red face is bordered with patches of blue and yellow. Wings are green and blue with red on the shoulder. Usually encountered in pairs or small flocks that fly over the forest and then disappear into the canopy, where they can be very hard to pick out as they forage for fruit behind the foliage.

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