Saffron-headed Parrot

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Saffron-headed Parrot
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Genus: Gypopsitta Species: G. pyrilia
Binomial name
Gypopsitta pyrilia (Bonaparte, 1853)[verification needed]
Synonyms
Pionopsitta pyrilia

The Saffron-headed Parrot (Gypopsitta pyrilia) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It was previously placed in the genus Pionopsitta.

It is found in Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Saffron-headed Parrot is threatened by habitat loss. It was considered to be noticeably declining and thus uplisted to Vulnerable in the 2000 IUCN Red List. Since then, it has been found to be more common than previously believed - though still becoming rarer and rarer - and thus is downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ See BirdLife International (2004, 2007a,b).

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Pionopsitta pyrilia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 24 July 2007.
• BirdLife International (2007a): [ 2006-2007 Red List status changes ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
• BirdLife International (2007b): Saffron-headed Parrot - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26