Order Psittaciformes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Arinae Higher classification Pyrrhura | |
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Similar White‑breasted parakeet, Fiery‑shouldered parakeet, Flame‑winged parakeet, Maroon‑tailed parakeet, Bonaparte's parakeet | ||
The blood-eared parakeet (Pyrrhura hoematotis) or red-eared parakeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is native to the Venezuelan Coastal Range.
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Description
it is mostly green but has a scarlet cap and blood coloured ears which how it gets its name.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
Blood-eared parakeet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA