Red-faced Parrot

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Red-faced Parrot
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Hapalopsittaca
Species: H. pyrrhops
Binomial name
Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops
(Salvin, 1876)

The Red-faced Parrot, Caïque De Salvin, or Lorito Ecuatoriano (Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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