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Rusty-faced Parrot

Hapalopsittaca amazonina

Near ThreatenedFruitForestMedium · 106 g

About the Rusty-faced Parrot

The rusty-faced parrot is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela and possibly Ecuador.

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The rusty-faced parrot is about 23 cm (9.1 in) long and weighs 97 to 115 g (3.4 to 4.1 oz). Adults of the nominate subspecies H. a. amazonina have a dull orange-red forehead and crown, yellow lores, an orange-red chin, and brownish red ear coverts with yellow streaks. Their upperparts are green with a red shoulder. Their breast is buffy olive and the rest of their underparts grass green. Their primaries and secondary coverts are blue, the former darker than the latter. Their tail is dark red with blue-black to violet blue tips. Voice: The rusty-faced parrot's flight call is "a repeated strident and loud "creek!"." It also makes " similar piercing calls such as "creenk!" or a more bisyllabic "shreeank" " when perched.

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Where the Rusty-faced Parrot lives

Regular range

When to see the Rusty-faced Parrot

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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