Venezuelan parakeet
The Venezuelan parakeet (Pyrrhura emma) or Emma's conure is a bird in the parrot family Psittacidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the white-eared parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis).
| Venezuelan parakeet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhura |
| Species: | P. emma |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhura emma Salvadori, 1891 | |
Range
Pyrrhura emma occurs in forested areas of the Venezuelan Coastal Range. One population lies between Yaracuy and Miranda and another from Anzoátegui to Sucre and northern Monagas.[2]
Habitat
The Venezuelan parakeet occurs in wet and humid foothill forests and adjacent clearings.
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References
- "Pyrrhura emma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- "Pyrrhura emma range map". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
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